Tiger Roll thriving but Apple’s Jade’s days look numbered: Gordon Elliott on Cheltenham contingent

We’re three weeks and around four hours removed from the flag dropping to announce the commencement of the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and Gordon Elliott, who will hope to win it with Abacadabras, is in top form.
It’s an illustration of the strength of what is likely to be a 50-strong team travelling to the Cheltenham Festival that there are a number of higher-profile contenders to augment his tally of 25 winners, even though the six-year-old is strongly fancied.