Valseur Lido stays three miles - he just needs testing ground

When Gigginstown’s Valseur Lido faded, rather dramatically, from the final fence in the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown the general reaction was that he simply didn’t stay the three miles.

Indeed, Gigginstown supremo, Michael O’Leary, was quoted as saying Valseur Lido “didn’t stay’’ and was more likely to go for the two miles and five Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham, rather than the Gold Cup.

Those immediate sentiments were perfectly understandable, but I simply cannot believe Valseur Lido doesn’t get three miles.