Today’s Willie Mullins Cheltenham Festival Treble
13:30 – Majborough
15:30 – Galopin Des Champs
16:50 – Allegorie De Vassy
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13:30 – Majborough
Willie Mullins has to be the starting point for revised calculations following the withdrawal of Sir Gino, but these are not straightforward given the air of unfinished business which surrounds the Grade 1 won by Kargese at Leopardstown, where she travelled clearly the best but finished with stablemates Storm Heart, MAJBOROUGH and Bunting on her heels. Others from that race also line up today, as does yet another Mullins horse in the ex-French Salvator Mundi, who is highly regarded. Nurburgring is a professional alternative to all of them but Majborough is the selection (ahead of Kargese) on the assumption that he will have come on significantly since Leopardstown, which was his first run for 307 days and only his second overall.
15:30 – Galopin Des Champs
Cheltenham Gold Cup
This Gold Cup is as good as it gets. 12 months ago the stamina of GALOPIN DES CHAMPS was questioned but, once over the last fence, down went his head and away he raced from Bravemansgame. His path hasn’t always been smooth since but he was brilliant when beating Gerri Colombe after Christmas and took his revenge for two defeats by Fastorslow when beating that one at Leopardstown last month. The latter has had wind surgery since and he looks a good bet to go very well today but spring horse Corach Rambler still qualifies as being unexposed over staying trips and his defeat of Fastorslow here last March puts him into the picture, too. Welsh National winner Nassalam has been a revelation this winter and soft ground will bring his staying powers into play but L’Homme Presse has to show his stamina is equal to the task at such a high level. Bravemansgame should run his usual honest race without being a strong enough stayer to be fancied for the win, but Gentlemansgame still has some potential in staying races.
16:50 – Allegorie De Vassy
Much of the interest centres around whether the high-flier Dinoblue can muster the stamina for a return to this trip for the first time in two years. Her hurdle run in a Grade 1 that day was inconclusive but with that being her one and only attempt at 2m4f there have to be doubts about whether connections have faith in her over this far. Stablemate ALLEGORIE DE VASSY put up a stout show in this race last year, when it was just unfortunate that the winner put up a stouter one, and she has a good chance to go one better, although Limerick Lace has plenty going for her, too, with Riviere D’etel another to consider. Pink Legend has been placed in this race for the last two years but she comes here on a low this time.
Today’s Willie Mullins Cheltenham Festival Treble
13:30 – Majborough
15:30 – Galopin Des Champs
16:50 – Allegorie De Vassy
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.
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