Festival Fever: The Key Weekend Runners with Cheltenham Festival in mind
By Sporting Life
15:48 · SAT February 06, 2021
Matt Brocklebank and Tony McFadden profile eight of the most significant runners this weekend that are likely to have the Cheltenham Festival on their agenda, including Minella Indo.
Sunday - Ones to watch
Paul Townend on Appreciate It
Appreciate It is already favourite for the Sky Bet Supreme Novices Hurdle at Cheltenham but we could be talking in terms of old-fashioned Irish banker should he come through this weekend s test unscathed.
The son of Jeremy won the Goffs Future Stars Bumper on this card last February, before finding stable companion Ferny Hollow too good in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper the following month.
Champion Hurdle option open for Honeysuckle and Concertista at Cheltenham
Wed 13 Jan 2021
Concertista and
Honeysuckle add extra spice to a fascinating selection of 27 entries for the
Unibet Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham on the opening day of the 2021 Cheltenham Festival, Tuesday March 16.
While Concertista and Honeysuckle both appear more likely to take in alternative engagements at the Festival, it is interesting to see options remaining open for the pair, and along with reigning champion
Epatante they provide a particularly strong-looking line-up of mares.
Epatante is not the only former winner in the potential line-up, with her trainer Nicky Henderson having also entered 2017 and 2018 winner
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