Quest handed top weight

Desert Quest, as low as 10-1 for the Champion Hurdle in March, is set to carry top weight of 11st 12lb in the Greatwood Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham on Sunday week.

Wed, 01 Nov, 2006 - 17:26

Desert Quest, as low as 10-1 for the Champion Hurdle in March, is set to carry top weight of 11st 12lb in the Greatwood Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham on Sunday week.

Paul Nicholls’ charge won an Ascot handicap effortlessly on his last start and is set to carry 1lb more than Philip Hobbs’ Noble Request.

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