Nicholls banking on Parrain Power

Champion trainer Paul Nicholls believes Mon Parrain could be the right horse to finally fill a glaring omission from his glittering CV in Saturday’s Paddy Power Gold Cup.

Despite having won almost every major race on the calendar, the Paddy Power, along with the Grand National and Champion Hurdle, are the only major prizes to have eluded Nicholls, who also saddles top-weight Poquelin and Aerial.