article_snippet: He was recruited from France, where He showed decent form on the Flat, and although He was beaten by a good rival on He hurdling debut, has won He two races since.
article_snippet: Last time out He slammed Starchitect, who ran a commendable fourth in the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle here on Tuesday.
article_snippet: Rain would admittedly diminish confidence in Jonjo O’Neill’s runner but he has all the credentials to run really well.
article_snippet: he has won at the past two Festivals, peaks at this time of year and has been re-fitted with the blinkers which seem to bring out the best in he.
article_snippet: victory at Kelso indicated the spark had been rekindled in this gelding by he shrewd trainer after a couple of moderate efforts.
article_snippet: Fourth in this race last year after trying to make all the running and only being overhauled after the last fence.
article_snippet: Paul Nicholls races off a similar handicap mark and, while Paul Nicholls form this season has been a touch below par, Paul Nicholls has had a breathing operation since Paul Nicholls last run.
article_snippet: Alan King’s entry has been locking horns with the best juvenile hurdlers all season and, while a sequence of four second places might seem off-putting, Alan King’s does not lack heart.
article_snippet: (Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle, 2.40) Romped home in January’s Lanzarote Hurdle at Kempton and subsequently beaten at Ascot.
article_snippet: But those races were at a shorter distance and the mount of Lizzie Kelly shapes as if Alan King’s will improve for the greater stamina test.
article_snippet: (Gold Cup, 3.20) Has become a regular in this race having finished second, fourth and third in the last three runnings.
highlights_snippet: Tea For Two in the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle and The Giant Bolster in the Gold Cup as decent each way punts .
  