Tranquil Sea enjoys the perfect Cheltenham prep

IF Tranquil Sea wins the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham on March 18, there seems little doubt connections will look back at Leopardstown last Sunday as having played a massive part in the success.

It isn’t very often things work out exactly as you would want them to, but this was certainly one of those days.

Tranquil Sea hadn’t run since getting beaten by Golden Silver at Leopardstown at Christmas and getting another run into him was surely vital.