Miko De Beauchene geared towards Gold Cup
Connections of Miko De Beauchene are eyeing the totesport Gold Cup at Cheltenham after his pleasing display at Haydock yesterday.
The 2007 Welsh National winner turned in a fine weight-carrying performance when third in the Blue Square Gold Cup Chase, a race he won 12 months ago but off an 8lb lower mark.
Robert and Sally Alner’s nine-year-old showed enough promise on Merseyside to now come under consideration for the Gold Cup on March 13.
“It was nice to have a little bit of luck with him,” reflected regular jockey Andrew Thornton, who was unseated by Miko De Beauchene on his two previous.
“He was staying on at the finish and he should improve again.
“We’ve yet to speak to the owners, but I was speaking to Sally and she’s very keen to go for the Gold Cup and give it a crack.
“He’s at the right age and the Gold Cup is very much up in the air at the moment.
“He’s going to be a 100-1 chance, but if ground conditions come up really soft you need a horse that’s going to get up the hill,” Thornton told At The Races.
