Master Tommytucker and Al Dancer Cheltenham Caspian Caviar Gold Cup Handicap Chase head-to-head
By Andrew Atkinson
Paul Nicholls trained Master Tommytucker and Nigel Twiston-Davies trained Al Dancer go to post in the 19 runners Grade 3 Caspian Caviar Gold Cup 2m 4 1/2f Handicap Chase at Cheltenham on Saturday, December 12, having swerved the re-scheduled Caspian Caviar Gold Cup on Friday.
Both opted to miss the Grade 2 race, switched from Huntingdon to Cheltenham after flooding forced the cancellation of its flagship meeting on December 6.
Nine-year-old Master Tommytucker won at Haydock Park and Huntingdon in November, the former under Sam Twiston-Davies in the Class 2, 2 miles 5 1/2 furlongs Chase on soft ground, when beating Good Boy Bobby, when eased after making all.