Gift bypasses Cotswold outing
Iris’s Gift is set to have his prep race for the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup next month after connections decided to miss a possible engagement on Saturday.
The Jonjo O’Neill-trained grey was not among the entries for the Letheby & Christopher Cotswold Chase at Cheltenham, and two races on February 18 are now being considered for the 2004 Stayers’ Hurdle winner.