Cheltenham Diary: A few close calls but ‘JP Wednesday’ fails to materialise

All the talk of ‘Ricci Tuesday’ had been replaced by an intense focus on what was expected to be ‘JP Wednesday.’

Cheltenham Diary: A few close calls but ‘JP Wednesday’ fails to materialise
Thu, 17 Mar, 2016 - 00:00
Colm Greaves

McManus looked to have bombproof chances in the first two with Yanworth and More of That and was mob handed in several of the later races on the card.

Yanworth has been a long term festival banker for Alan King and was backed in to 11/10.

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