“He is a horse who is in no-man’s-land a little bit. Nicholls told Sky Sports Racing: “I was monitoring the declarations this morning and obviously the race has cut up a little bit with Champ and Al Boum Photo not going. The field is completed by The Two Amigos, Wishing And Hoping and Sam Brown. Paul Nicholls is represented by Simply The Betts, who finished sixth in the Paddy Power on his return to action last month.
The Dan Skelton-trained six-year-old, who has never been out of the first two in six starts over fences, will be partnered by Bridget Andrews.įormer Gold Cup winner Native River makes his seasonal debut for Colin Tizzard, while the Kim Bailey-trained Imperial Aura, who fell when going well in the Betfair Chase on his seasonal bow, also takes his chance. He will face stiff opposition from Protektorat, part-owned by Alex Ferguson, who bids to go one better on his second start of the season following a fine runner-up effort to Midnight Shadow in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham last month. The Gordon Elliot-trained 11-year-old, who was last seen finishing fourth in the Betway Bowl at the Merseyside track, makes his seasonal debut in the Grade Two contest, run over three miles and a furlong. Dual Grand National winner Tiger Roll is among a field of eight for Saturday’s Unibet Many Clouds Chase at Aintree.
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