King keeps faith with beaten duo

ALAN KING still has the Cheltenham Festival in mind for Medermit and Karabak even though both horses were beaten at the Prestbury Park track on Saturday.

Medermit has a choice of novice chase options at the March meeting while the Ladbrokes World Hurdle remains the target for Karabak.

The Barbury Castle trainer was delighted with Medermit’s performance in finishing a close second to Hell’s Bay in the Dipper Novices’ Chase.