One can go mad hoping that Willie Mullins sends a particular horse a certain way but the signs are encouraging about this Festival winnerThose of us who want to see Yorkhill in a Gold Cup got some encouragement from an Irish Times piece yesterday, predicting he may make his return to action at Leopardstown over Christmas in the race formerly known as the Lexus (or the Ericsson if you go back a bit further). “Leopardstown at Christmas looks a good possibility,” Willie Mullins was quoted as saying. Related: Cue Card may head for restaged Peterborough rather than King George Continue reading...
As the trainer pointed out during a press visit to her Moone stables on Monday, recent Gold Cup winners have not defended their crownIn among the heady speculation at Jessica Harrington’s yard about what Sizing John might do this season, there was a moment of realism yesterday. It came when the trainer stated her baseline ambition for the horse. Related: Gordon Elliott’s Outlander joins Sizing John in Irish raid on Betfair Chase Continue reading...
Cue Card will take his chance in the Cheltenham Gold Cup! But what wins today?I’m delighted to see the news this morning that Cue Card has been committed to the Cheltenham Gold Cup by his owner, Jean Bishop. After his comprehensive defeat in the King George by Thistlecrack, it seemed that Colin Tizzard, who trains both, was minded to send Cue Card to the Ryanair, which the horse won four years ago. Continue reading...