Fistful of Gold Cup regrets for Meade

NOEL MEADE regrets not entering Afistfullofdollars in the Cheltenham Gold Cup after he won impressively at Fairyhouse on Saturday.

Ireland’s champion trainer, who has overcome a dreadful run of form just in time for the showpiece meeting, admits he would have run the lightly-raced 10-year-old in the blue riband event – if he had entered him.

As a result, he is unlikely to be asked to carry a big weight in the William Hill Trophy and is more likely to run at Aintree instead.