War of Attrition on Gold Cup trail

WAR OF ATTRITION, even if his trainer Mouse Morris refuses to commit him to the race, remained firmly on the Gold Cup trail with a solid half a length defeat of Rathgar Beau in the Clonmel Oil Chase at Clonmel yesterday.

War of Attrition on Gold Cup trail
Fri, 18 Nov, 2005 - 00:00
Pat Keane

Cashmans introduced the six-year-old into their Gold Cup betting at 14-1, but Paddy Power (10-1) and Boylesports (8-1) are much tighter.

War Of Attrition's narrow defeat of Rathgar Beau, who was conceding 4lbs, won't have impressed everybody, but you ignore him at your peril.

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CourtsRacinghorse racingPlace: ClonmelPlace: DurkanPlace: PunchestownPlace: LeopardstownPlace: CorkPlace: EnglandPlace: HerefordPlace: DundrumPlace: Co TipperaryPerson: Mouse MorrisPerson: Rathgar BeauPerson: CashmansPerson: Paddy PowerPerson: Conor O'DwyerPerson: David CaseyPerson: O'DwyerPerson: MorrisPerson: Dusty SheehyPerson: SheehyPerson: Eric McNamaraPerson: StonevillePerson: J P McManusPerson: McNamaraPerson: Baily BreezePerson: Willie Mullins'Person: Ruby WalshPerson: MullinsPerson: RubyPerson: Mullins'Person: WilliePerson: TomPerson: Robert PowerPerson: Kerrys CottagePerson: Tom MullinsPerson: Mick MurphyEvent: Gold CupEvent: Clonmel Oil ChaseEvent: ChristmasEvent: Hilly Way ChaseEvent: Prior Park Service Station Handicap HurdleEvent: Sporting Press Handicap HurdleEvent: EBF T.A Morris Memorial Mares Novice ChaseOrganisation: War Of AttritionOrganisation: AlcaponeOrganisation: Strong ProjectOrganisation: LexusOrganisation: INH Stallion Owners'Organisation: Sunami Storm
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