Cheekpieces back on Noble Yeats for Gold Cup challenge

Cheltenham officials are concerned about the grass growth on the New course ahead of the Festival

PRIMED TO SHINE: Noble Yeats will line up in the Cheltenham Gold Cup on the back of an encouraging third in the Cotswold Chase last time out. Picture: Healy Racing

Noble Yeats will have the headgear that served him so well at Aintree reapplied when he goes for glory in the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup.

The Emmet Mullins-trained eight-year-old sported cheekpieces for the first time in the Randox Grand National, racing to a famous success under amateur rider Sam Waley-Cohen.