Talking Horses: Master Tommytucker can take down Cyrname in Betfair Ascot Chase

He did win the Charlie Hall on his first start this season but Paul Nicholls’ charge was pulled up in the King George last time out, the second successive year he has disappointed in the Christmas highlight
Talking Horses: Master Tommytucker can take down Cyrname in Betfair Ascot Chase

Master Tommytucker and San Twiston-Davies winning The Back and Lay On Befair Exchange Graduation Chase last November. Picture: Healy Racing.

With last Saturday’s abandoned Betfair Hurdle card rescheduled for tomorrow, this is an action-packed weekend laced with intrigue, two days where a host of questions will be answered.

Can Clan Des Obeaux bounce back from an uncharacteristically shoddy round of jumping in the King George? Can Lostintranslation show enough to suggest he may yet be a Gold Cup contender this season? And, staying on the Gold Cup theme, how will Champ fare over two miles on his belated seasonal reappearance?

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