Knight reports Mate on the way back

Henrietta Knight reports that triple Gold Cup winner Best Mate has recovered from a bout of coughing and will soon be ready to knuckle down to his preparation for Cheltenham in March.

Fri, 14 Jan, 2005 - 15:42

Henrietta Knight reports that triple Gold Cup winner Best Mate has recovered from a bout of coughing and will soon be ready to knuckle down to his preparation for Cheltenham in March.

The 10-year-old suffered from ill-fortune on his trip to Ireland over Christmas, when he was defeated by Beef Or Salmon, and spent a while on the easy list feeling sorry for himself.

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