Minella Indo enhances Cheltenham Gold Cup prospects with near-faultless display at Navan

Minella Indo and Rachael Blackmore winning the BetVictor Make Your Best Bet Steeplechase (Grade 2) at Navan. Picture: Healy Racing.

Minella Indo further enhanced his Cheltenham Gold Cup credentials with a near-faultless display at Navan.

Reeled in late on by Nicky Henderson’s Champ in last season’s RSA Chase at Cheltenham, Henry de Bromhead’s charge made a foot-perfect start to the current campaign in a Grade Three contest at Wexford last month.