Johnson bullish about festival chances

Richard Johnson has high hopes for ante-post favourites Monkerhostin and Mighty Man at next week’s Cheltenham Festival.

Tue, 07 Mar, 2006 - 15:59

Richard Johnson has high hopes for ante-post favourites Monkerhostin and Mighty Man at next week’s Cheltenham Festival.

Monkerhostin and Beef Or Salmon are the 5-1 joint market leaders with Coral for the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup, while Mighty Man heads the Ladbrokes World Hurdle list at 3-1 with the same firm.

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