Culloty backs Mate

REHEARSALS may be one thing, but even the most experienced performers can suffer first night nerves.

Today at Huntingdon Jim Culloty is hoping that he and Best Mate need no prompting as they return to centre stage.

The Peterborough Chase at the flat Fenland circuit marks the Best Mate’s first outing since that heady day at Cheltenham last March. The script predicts a comfortable success for the Gold Cup winner. The critics will pack the compact stands to observe.