Promising Ghizao one to note in Bumper

MY main ambition, as far as Cheltenham today is concerned, is to walk out of the place relatively unscathed.

This particular Saturday does not hold any great attraction for me. It’s not the fact I have only two rides, but rather the manner in which I have had to leave the course for the last two years.

Twelve months ago, I lost my spleen on this day and spent 27 days on the sidelines as a result. The previous year, I dislocated my shoulder and that took six weeks to heal.

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