Everything’s perfect, there’s no excuses

SO this is it, the highlight of the entire week and the only real question to be answered at Cheltenham today is whether I can win a third Gold Cup on Kauto Star.

Regular readers of this column will be aware that there is no greater fan of Kauto Star than me. He has it all, class, speed, power, jumps for fun, travels, quickens and then quickens again.

He will arrive in terrific shape, fresh and well and, essentially, in the form of his life. He has schooled well, the ground will be perfect and there can be no excuses – save what I always want in these races, normal luck in running.