Talking Horses: Dostal Phil has the quality to triumph at Cheltenham

Lightly raced eight-year-old is attractively priced at the December meeting on his first run since April

The big handicap chase at Cheltenham’s December meeting has always been an obvious target for horses that ran well in the Paddy Power Gold Cup in November, and eight of the winners since 2006 lined up for that race three weeks beforehand.

Only Exotic Dancer, in 2006, has completed the double, however, and he had enough quality to make the frame in a Gold Cup.