Church in hunt for Gold repeat

LAST year’s winner Church Island is in a field of 25 left in the bet365 Gold Cup Chase at Sandown Park on Saturday.

Church in hunt for Gold repeat
Tue, 19 Apr, 2011 - 01:00
Keith Hamer

Trainer Michael Hourigan’s veteran could bid to become only the third horse to win the prestigious end-of-season handicap in successive years after Larbawn (1968-9) and Topsham Bay (1992-3).

There will be a big rise in the weights after Paul Nicholls scratched Kauto Star and What A Friend, as expected.

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