The fine art of the Cheltenham prep-run is on the minds of Paul Nicholls and Harry Cobden as they prepare Clan Des Obeaux for Saturday’s Denman Chase
The fine art of the Cheltenham prep-run is on the minds of Paul Nicholls and Harry Cobden as they prepare Clan Des Obeaux for Saturday’s Denman Chase at Newbury. They would like to win, of course, but the big target for their surprise King George hero is a further five weeks down the line and they are keenly aware of the risk they’re taking with the horse’s Gold Cup chance just by lining up this weekend.
“You don’t want them at their best but you want them fit enough to do themselves justice,” said Nicholls, reflecting on prep-runs in general during a media morning at his Somerset stable on Tuesday. “We’ve purposely not been too hard on him. He hasn’t done any ‘threes’ up the hill.
Written by Chris Cook and Greg Wood
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