Colin Tizzard: Cue Card a ‘horse of a lifetime’

Cue Card will carry the hopes of Britain in today’s Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup as the 10-year-old seeks to crown a stunning season by landing a £1m (€1.3m) bonus.

Colin Tizzard: Cue Card a ‘horse of a lifetime’
Fri, 18 Mar, 2016 - 00:00
Keith Hamer

Trained by the affable Colin Tizzard, ably assisted by his former jockey son Joe, and ridden by Paddy Brennan, he is carrying plenty of goodwill.

Having won the Champion Bumper as a four-year-old and the Ryanair at seven, symmetry suggests he is due another Festival win at the age of 10.

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CourtsRacingCheltenham 2016Place: CheltenhamPerson: Colin TizzardPerson: Cue CardPerson: JoePerson: Paddy BrennanPerson: ConeygreePerson: VautourPerson: Don CossackPerson: Don PoliPerson: Smad PlacePerson: TizzardEvent: Timico Cheltenham Gold CupEvent: Champion BumperEvent: Ryanair ChaseEvent: Betfair ChaseEvent: Gold CupOrganisation: RyanairOrganisation: BallTalkOrganisation: IrelandOrganisation: Scotland Six Nations
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