Betfair ambassador Paul Nicholls talks through his Saturday runners at Cheltenham.
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14:40 Cheltenham - Inch House
Inch House had a very bad fall at Ayr in the spring before we had him and I don’t think he’d really got over it. He showed nothing at home, he showed nothing when he ran, and by the last day, he was a little bit unlucky and got interfered with.
He’s had a fall and two pulled up, so he's got to leave that behind. I have to say, we decided that we didn't think he was quite right. He had a few little issues. We left him off for the season. He's come back a completely different horse, a very happy horse, and jumping nicely, going well. Whatever he does, he's going to need this experience. If we can have a nice run round, if he finishes 5th, 6th, 7th, we'll be delighted.
But I wouldn’t be surprised if he leaves last year’s form behind him and improves massively and then goes and runs nicely in about a month’s time. So, it’s a bit of a retrieval mission, but the signs are right at home.
16:05 Cheltenham - Welcome to Cartries
Welcom To Cartries doesn’t want too much juice in the ground, if it went soft, we’d think about pulling him out. He doesn’t want it too soft.
This ground would be perfect for him. He's got to start somewhere for the season. He was going to go to Chepstow, but the ground was far, far too quick.
I think he'll run well. We've got cheek pieces on him for the first time, just because it's sharp and it's jumping up and everything about him. He’s probably our best chance of the weekend at Cheltenham.
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