Thistlecrack still a work in progress

On the one-hand you can understand why Thistlecrack is the 7-2 favourite for the Cheltenham Gold Cup, but it also defies logic, if that’s not too much of a contradiction.

The reason he is favourite is due to two factors, the eight-year- old is simply a brilliant horse and because there are currently big question marks against most of his main rivals.

But, at the same time, it is essentially illogical that the market can be led by a total novice, who has only two races over fences under his belt.