Long Run set to strike gold

LONG RUN is the choice to land the totesport Gold Cup at Cheltenham this afternoon.

One could argue that, as a mere six-year-old, he is too young to be taking on the cream of chasers, but there is more to it than the bare facts.

Now in the care of Nicky Henderson, he is ex-French and horses from that quarter often tend to be precocious and best in the early part of their careers.