The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
King can reign as Champion
racing: Trainer’s charge Yanworth looks good to overcome Hurdle field
The decision to switch to the two-mile route with YANWORTH can yield the best possible dividend with Alan King’s charge taken to lift the Stan James Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham.
If JP McManus did not also own U now ha time an harry there seems little doubt Yanworth would be running over three miles on Thursday, but that twist of fate could prove twice as fortuitous for the owner.
Yanworth has followed a tried and tested route to the big race, having run in the Neptune as a novice last season, when beaten only by Yorkhill.
ALTIOR should already have won the Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy by then. BALLYANDY has plenty of experience for a horse tackling the Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and he can follow up his victory in the Champion Bumper from 12 months ago.
The world does keep turning away from Cheltenham at Sedgefield, where
DONNACHIES GIRL can win the closing bookies.com Wednesday Cheltenham Tips Mares’ Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race. On the all-weather, Marjorie Fife’s
SAMTU can defy a penalty in the Bet On The Festival With Betway Handicap at Southwell after scoring on his first outing since leaving Dan Skelton last week. SELECTIONS: CHELTENHAM: 1.30 Ballyandy, 2.10 Altior, 2.50 Single farm payment, 3.30 YANWORTH (NAP), 4.10 Apple’s Jade, 4.50 Edwulf, 5.30 Foxtail Hill.
SEDGEFIELD: 1.20 Ask Paddy, 1.55 Modulus, 2.35 Molly Carew, 3.15 Chasma, 3.35 Brave Spartacus, 4.35 Roxyfet, 5.10 Donnachies Girl.
SOUTHWELL: 1.10 Samtu, 1.45 Hungarian Rhapsody, 2.25 Oscars Journey, 3.05 Escalating, 3.45 Dose, 4.25 Spice Mill, 5.00 Lady Turpin.
DOUBLE: Yanworth and Apple’s Jade.