Dan Skelton retains maximum faith in Protektorat
KEEPING THE FAITH: Gold Cup contender Protektorat with Dan Skelton at the trainer's base on Tuesday. Picture: Jacob King/PAÂ
Dan Skelton remains convinced his star staying chaser Protektorat will once again make his presence felt in next month's Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup.
The eight-year-old finished best of the British in the blue riband last season when third behind Henry de Bromhead's pair of A Plus Tard and Minella Indo — and could hardly have been more impressive on his seasonal reappearance in Haydock's Betfair Chase at Haydock.
