Murphy ‘very happy’ with Zeb

BIG ZEB delighted connections in a schooling session at Leopardstown yesterday as part of his preparation for the Cheltenham Festival.

Tue, 01 Mar, 2011 - 00:00

Last year‘s Queen Mother Champion Chase hero jumped six fences with Barry Geraghty in the plate in his last major work ahead of his bid to retain the two-mile title on March 16.

“Big Zeb popped a line of fences. He was very good and we‘re very happy with him. He worked with another horse that gave him a lead,” said trainer Colm Murphy.

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