Alner hoping for Cheltenham Gold

Robert Alner believes The Listener has every chance of giving him a second win in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup at the Festival meeting.

Wed, 31 Jan, 2007 - 13:55

Robert Alner believes The Listener has every chance of giving him a second win in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup at the Festival meeting.

Alner landed the biggest success of his training career when Cool Dawn bounded up the Cheltenham hill under Andrew Thornton in 1998 and he sees similar attributes in Lexus Chase winner The Listener.

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