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I don’t think anyone would argue that long run is a very good horse but 2 gold cups in a row is a tall order for any great horse. I think Quito de la roque depending everything goes to plan is a great price but no doubting he’ll have to be at the very top of his game to run down long run, as for the gold cup i think it could be very close as a lot of new names will be entering this year, until most of them have a run this year it ll be hard to pick one out.
If all three place you get better returns not going equal divide, but if 1 or 2 of them win you ll be kicking yourself believe me I ve done it.
I fancy Quito de la roque has been progressing well and could mount a good challenge if he takes to the course.
Zarkandar to make a good effort against the more experienced horses. He actually ran his triumph race only a second slowly than hurricane flys champion time but the triumph was 1/2 furlong longer than the champion hurdle. So with that in mind and his relations plus hurricane fly not always guarantied to be fit I think he has a strong chance obviously ruby will be retained by mullins but Daryl jacob has won on Zarkandar twice already and prob knows him better than ruby which showed at aintree when he won but was a very laboured win. As for alforof he ll be chasing this year but his time in the supreme novices time was a second quicker than the champion hurdle which would of made things very interesting. But the way he jumped and stayed in that he needs a trip and fences which he is bred for
