Casey key to Rule Supreme’s Gold bid

RULE SUPREME’S target at the Cheltenham Festival could rest on the availability of intended big-race pilot David Casey.

Wed, 09 Mar, 2005 - 00:00

Anita Chambers

If Casey can take the ride, trainer Willie Mullins would be leaning towards a run in next Friday’s totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup rather than the Ladbrokes World Hurdle the day before.

The nine-year-old has proved smart in both codes, winning the Royal & SunAlliance Chase last year as well as the French Champion Hurdle.

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Courts Racing horse racing Place: Cheltenham Place: Leopardstown Place: Clonmel Place: Naas Place: Davenport Place: Flete Place: Navan Place: Ireland Place: Fairyhouse Place: Punchestown Person: Casey Person: David Casey Person: Willie Mullins Person: Mullins Person: David Person: Beef Or Salmon Person: Missed Person: Pat Doyle Person: Jamie Codd Person: Macs Gildoran Person: Vincent O’Brien Person: Ben Person: Babbage Person: Homer Wells Person: Raikkonen Person: Paul Carberry Event: Cheltenham Festival Event: Cheltenham Gold Cup Event: Ladbrokes World Hurdle Event: Royal & SunAlliance Chase Event: French Champion Hurdle Event: Gold Cup Event: Milenium Event: Sporting Index Handicap Chase Event: Davenport Milenium Event: Coral Cup Event: Jewson Novices’ Handicap Chase Organisation: Hennessy Organisation: Hurdle Organisation: Brit Insurance Organisation: Royal & SunAlliance Organisation: Irish National Organisation: Harchibald

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