Sandown next for Ungaro
Ungaro, who preserved his unbeaten record over fences with a 10-length drubbing of Boychuk at Kempton on St Stephen's Day, is to tackle the Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase at Sandown on February 3 before any Cheltenham plans are firmed up.
Keith Reveley’s charge was today reported to be “fine” by his trainer following the Stan James Feltham Novices’ Chase victory against the best field assembled for such a contest this season.
The Saltburn trainer said: “Ungaro has come out of it fine and is having a break now ahead of a trip to Sandown.
“He’ll be entered for the Royal & SunAlliance Chase at the Festival, but whether he runs depends on ground conditions.
“He seems to prefer decent ground and I don’t think the SunAlliance Chase in a bog would be quite up his street.”
Ungaro, as short as 7-1 for that Cheltenham contest with Coral, is as big as 16-1 with Betfred.
