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| Cheltenham News 2007 |
Cork All Star in Bid for Harrington First Bumper Win 13/03/07
Trainer Jessica Harrington is no stranger to Festival success but she bids to break new ground tomorrow with likely favourite Cork All Star in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper.
“For me to have a runner in the Cheltenham bumper is something of a miracle,” said Harrington. “He’s not bred to get two miles but won at Cork then scored easily against something like 11 winners at Galway and I said that if we were going to come to the Festival we’d give him a look at Cheltenham. So he won here in November and there was no point in running him afterwards.”
Looking to her other runners, Harrington added: “Gazza’s
Girl goes for the Royal & SunAlliance Chase tomorrow. Barry (Geraghty)
said we should go for that because she needs three miles to bring out
the best in her. As it turns out he wouldn’t have got in the Jewson
anyway.
“Knight Legend will go for the Jewson on Thursday with Robbie Power riding. He’s got a chance but keeps making mistakes and would appreciate it if the ground dries up.”
Eoin Griffin will bid for a first Festival success this week and is
represented in Friday’s JCB Triumph Hurdle by antepost favourite
Lounaos.
“We brought her over a day earlier than we normally would and she was in good form on the track this morning,” said Griffin. “But it’s going to be a difficult race to win and Katchit battles all the way to the line.”
Nickname will represent Martin Brassill in tomorrow’s Seasons
Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase but the trainer is hoping the course
does not dry out too much.
“Ruby (Walsh) walked the track on Friday, told us he was happy
with the ground and so we decided to travel,” said Brassill. “Nickname
won a couple of times on holding ground when trained in France and today
will tell us a lot about how the track is riding.
“He’s very professional and switches off well in his races. He’s only cantered each time he’s run, except first time out when he was not 100 per cent fit. I wonder what more the horse needs to do. Ruby was very impressed with him in the Tied Cottage and even more impressed next time. He’s very happy to ride, which I regard as a plus.”
Latest betting
Cork
All Star 13/2
Aranleigh 13/2
Mad Fish 7/1
Berings Express 10/1
Enquiring Mind 10/1
Fiveforthree 12/1
Den Of Iniquity 12/1
Tot O'whiskey 14/1
One Gulp 16/1
Sergheyev 16/1
Crocodiles Rock 18/1
Judge Roy Bean 20/1
Lodge Lane 25/1
Shirley Casper 28/1
Raven's Run 28/1
Fiddling Again 33/1
Just A Thought 33/1
Whatuthink 33/1
Cooldine 33/1
Choumakeur 33/1
Le Beau Bai 40/1
Isn't That Luck 40/1
Sophocles 66/1
Sir Harry Ormes 66/1
