Attrition on Arkle warpath
Runner-up behind Brave Inca in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham in March, the former pointer took to fences like a duck to water.
He was almost friendless in the market, settling at 6-4, after being long odds-on in the morning. Four from home it looked as if the market had got it right, as he appeared to be in trouble.
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