Neptune only option for exciting Yanworth at Cheltenham Festival

Yanworth is firmly on course for the Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival after Alan King resisted any temptation to enter his rising star in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle.

King’s six-year-old was hugely impressive in winning the latest Neptune trial at Cheltenham last Saturday and is a hot favourite to extend his unbeaten record over hurdles to five races.

The Barbury Castle trainer said: “The Neptune is his race. We have only left him in that as we want to keep it simple in order not to confuse matters.