‘In-between’ horses continue to get cold shoulder from Cheltenham

NEXT month a number of really talented horses will arrive at Cheltenham with no more than an outside chance of winning.

The reason is quite simple: there is no suitable race for them. It is not a problem if talking about seasoned chasers.

They have the pick between the two-mile Champion Chase, the three and a quarter mile Gold Cup, or the two miles and five Ryanair.