Commander to have Warwick spin

IMPERIAL Commander is to have a key racecourse gallop at Warwick today after plans to work last year’s totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup hero at Newbury had to be scrapped following the tragic events there on Saturday.

Trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies was quick to make alternative arrangements for the 10-year-old, who has not raced since making a successful reappearance in the Betfair Chase at Haydock in November.

He was to have run in the King George VI Chase at Kempton but a setback ruled him out of the Christmas feature.