Dan Skelton has five runners on the final day at Cheltenham
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It’s the last day of the Cheltenham Festival and today we start with Allmankind in the Triumph Hurdle (1.30).
He is oneof the fancied horses in this and we are very happy with him at home.He‘s won a Grade One and at the track and we are full of confidencecoming into this.
If oneof the other two high in the betting can beat us thenfair play. They are going to need to be good because we feel we are in asgood of form as possible.
I don’t knowhow anyone can place one ahead of the other because they’venever met and they all look really good. I am going into this thinking wehave a fair chance.
Mohaayed runs in the County Hurdle (2.10) and we are very happy with him. The top weight runs which is ideal because it keeps our weight just above 11st.
He haswon the race before and I think he saves his best for this track. Ithink he has a good each-way chance.
We run two in the Grand Annual (4.50). Marracudja went up a lot for running well in the Clarence House. It was a controversial 11lb rise that day. It’s a very high handicap mark he has to contend with and we will just have to see how we get on.
We aretrying Two Taffs over 2m1faround a track where you have to stay well. I think it’s worth a go because hetravels very well, he has been placed at the festival before, and I amvery happy with him. He has the cheekpieces on and I’m sure he has aneach-way chance.
Finally, Flash The Steel runs in the Martin Pipe (5.30). I have had this in mind for him since well before Christmas. I think the fast pace of the race will suit him.
WillieMarshall gets on well with him. You can’t not give him an each-way chance.
Let’s hopeour Friday goes well!
Dan.
