Celestial Halo's defeat on Saturday has certainly muddied the waters, although I reckon he will always be vulnerable to a closer as was the case in the Bula. Indeed, if the connections did not have Big Bucks, his target would be probably be the World Hurdle. Zaynar's facile victory 30 minutes later, entitles him to be favourite, but at this stage it's a difficult race to frame.
As usual the fare on offer at Cheltenham was top class. My enthusiasm for Chapoturgoen waned slightly due to jockey change and improvement in the going but can't have any complaints about the outcome. One of the obvious lessons learnt (and not for the first time) is that Ruby is worth a good few lengths on any horse around Prestbury Park - his handling of Inchidaly Rock and Free World was exemplary.
Elsewhere on Sunday, Dunguib's credentials were further strengthened by Shinrock Paddy at Navan and Quel Esprit at Cork (both impressive winners of graded contests).
cheers....
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