Air Force One ready for take off

AIR Force One should deny last year’s winner One Cool Cookie in the Guinness Chase, feature of the St. Patrick’s Day action at Down Royal.

Trained by Charlie Mann and to be ridden today by claimer Peter Toole, Air Force One has not triumphed since landing a Grade 1 novice event at Punchestown almost two years ago.

Runner-up to Madison Du Berlais in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury later in 2008, he has failed to shine in subsequent outings and, last time, unseated his rider early in the ultra competitive handicap won by Wogan at Doncaster.