Cue Card now odds-on for King George glory
Cue Card is 4-5 (from 11-8) favourite with Coral for the King George VI Chase, after the 9-2 third favourite Coneygree was ruled out of the Boxing day highlight today. His stablemate Thistlecrack is 5-2 second favourite, ahead of Valseur Lido at 8-1.
“Coneygree’s absence from the King George removes a major obstacle from Cue Card’s path, and as a result he is now odds-on favourite to repeat last year’s win, although his odds would lengthen if his stablemate Thistlecrack was lined up against him,” said Coral’s David Stevens.
Elsewhere, Death Duty is 6-1 favourite (from 16-1) with Coral for the Neptune Novices’ Hurdle, and 4-1 (from 6-1) market leader for the Albert Bartlett following his impressive victory at Navan this afternoon.
**King George VI Chase
4-5 Cue Card, 5-2 Thistlecrack, 8 Valseur Lido, 9 Vroum Vroum Mag, 10 Tea For Two, 20 Silviniaco Conti, Un Temps Pour Tout, 25 Irish Cavalier, More Of That, Outlander, Road To Riches, Sub Lieutenant, 33 Bar
**Chase Triple Crown
5 Cue Card
**Neptune Novices’ Hurdle
6 Death Duty, 12 Robin Roe, 14 Invitation Only, 16 Bacardys, Blow By Blow, Messire Des Obeaux, 20 Ballyandy, Battleford, Jenkins, Westend Story, 25 Give Me A Copper
**Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle
4 Death Duty, 12 Bacardys, Invitation Only, 14 Blow By Blow, Battleford, 16 Wholestone, 20 Perigrine Run, 25 Admiral Chief, Ballyandy, Lucky Pass, New To This Town, Westend Story,
ENDS
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