Should Vautour be run in the Cheltenham Gold Cup?

YES: Where’s the glory in winning Ryanair Chase, asks Darren Norris
Should Vautour be run in the Cheltenham Gold Cup?
Wed, 20 Jan, 2016 - 00:00

Imagine for a moment that Vautour met the last fence in last month’s King George perfectly.

Imagine if the consequence of him doing so was that Cue Card’s late thrust in the final 50 yards was in vain.

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