McCoy synchs Lexus rivals

WE can say withalmost total certainty, following yesterday’s Grade 1 Lexus Chase at Leopardstown, that Ireland will not win the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March.

The best we have to offer were on view here and none of them could get in any sort of blow at Jonjo O’Neill’s English invader, Synchronised.

Now Synchronised is clearly decent in his own right, but has never been mentioned in the same breath across channel as the likes of Long Run and Kauto Star.