Horse Racing: Dobbin has high hopes of Cheltenham glory

Tony Dobbin goes to Cheltenham next month with high hopes of adding to his tally of two Festival winners.

He believes he has at least three solid chances.

They are on Barton (trained by Tim Easterby), The Bajan Bandit (Len Lungo) and Telemoss (Nicky Richards).

He said: "Obviously, I'm looking forward to riding Barton in the Irish Independent Arkle Trophy - hopefully he'll run well for us and he's done everything right for us so far.

"If he keeps on going as well as he has, The Bajan Bandit should go well in the Royal & SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle, although he may not run if the ground is not soft enough for him.

"Telemoss also goes to the Festival with a good chance, although his target hasn't been decided yet - he could go for either the Coral Eurobet Cup or the Bonusprint Stayers' Hurdle. Hopefully, all three horses will run well."