Cheltenham From The Horse’s Mouth Monday Afternoon Round-up
Triolo D’Alene has his rider for the Gold Cup
Nicky Henderson has confirmed that Gold Cup plunge horse Triolo D’Alene will be ridden by Tony McCoy.
— Racing Post (@RacingPost) March 10, 2014
Bad news for Captain Chris who was expected to compete in the Gold Cup
Captain Chris will miss the Gold Cup and the rest of this season with a suspensory problem, trainer Philip Hobbs has said.
— Racing Social (@Racing_Social) March 10, 2014
Jason Heavey shares his disappointment at the news
Totally gutted for Captain Chris, @dickyjohnson77 and Philip @PJHobbs1 who misses the Gold Cup. #CheltFest
— Jason Heavey (@JasonHeavey) March 10, 2014
In better news Bryan Cooper is suffering no lasting effects from his fall
.@92bryan92 is “100%” after his fall @NaasRacecourse & is looking forward to all his rides at the Cheltenham Festival http://t.co/lBscFTlGo8
— Horse Racing Ireland (@GoRacing) March 10, 2014
Willie Mullins shows of his team for the festival
Willie Mullins with his army of horses at Cheltenham. pic.twitter.com/4ckDO12ejq
— Cheltenham Festival (@cheltenham) March 10, 2014
Channel 4 racing give us a great portrait shot of Hurricane Fly
HURRICANE FLY soaking up the atmosphere on Sunday at #Cheltenham #CheltFest A third Champion Hurdle for him tomorrow? pic.twitter.com/sDPtDBifYy
— Channel 4 Racing (@Channel4Racing) March 10, 2014
Ruby Walsh is happy with Hurricane Fly ahead of The Champion Hurdle
Walsh pleased with Hurricane Fly ahead of @stanjames Champion Hurdle @CheltenhamRaces #CheltFest http://t.co/9WCIVKtWwV
— Racenews (@RacenewsService) March 10, 2014
Sam Twiston Davies is confident ahead of the Champion Hurdle
The New One is vying for #ChampionHurdle favouritism – check out what his rider @samtwiston had to say on his chances http://t.co/rDyegwVQhp
— Lovetheraces (@lovethe_races) March 10, 2014
Cheltenham festival news confirm Arkle declarations
Champagne Fever, Rock On Ruby, Trifolium, Valdez, Dodging Bullets, Grandouet, Ted Veale, Brick Red & Western Warhorse declared for Arkle
— Cheltenham Festival (@CheltenhamNews) March 10, 2014
