FEW professionals attract as much sympathy as the English racing journalist.

SIVOLA DE SIVOLA, as short as 9-1 with Paddy Power for Saturday’s William Hill Lanzarote Hurdle at Kempton, is set to miss the race according to trainer Tom George.

ANDY STEWART’S Poquelin will have to shrug off the burden of 11st 12lb if he is to provide his owner with victory in his own race, the Spinal Research The Atlantic 4 Gold Cup at Cheltenham on December 10.

A trip to the Cheltenham Festival is on the agenda for Sivola De Sivola following his eyecatching success at Newbury last weekend.