Cheltenham Festival: Il Est Francais’ will stop at Ryanair Chase if the soil appears well, says Noel George | Racing news
The final decision on the assignment of the Il est Francais Cheltenham festival could be made next week, and Noel George admitted to favored the slope in Ryanair Chase.
King George’s winner should return to the Postbury Park, with enterprising running for two miles to Chashe Champa Champa Chase Chase, he was still considering a seven-year-old from French training.
Both Il Est Francais and his Cheltenham tied stable stencil on Wednesday passed before the match on the Chantily school field, which is that, more and more likely, the French Raider will aim at Ryanair, a confrontation with the fact that he could be on the cards.
Price short as well as 3/1 second favorite behind his rival trained by Willie Mullins, George is convinced of a bold offer if Il est Francais fulfills the appropriate conditions in the Cotswolds.
“Cheltenham runners were well educated on Wednesday morning and all is well. At this stage we are probably watching Ryanair for Il est Francais,” said George, who trains gelding with Amanda Zetterholm.
“Time could play a big factor and we don’t have to make a decision by next week and everything could happen in a week, so there is no point in rushing.
“I see no concern about Cheltenham and you can see that he jumps such a well -balanced horse. Many people seem to say that he is a abuser with a straight track, but no one really knows it and I don’t see that.
“I think if he appears on a good, fresh field in Ryanair on Thursday, I think he’ll stop a lot.”
Shabnica ‘exciting’ candidate in Fred Winter
George also has high hopes Template In Fred Winter juvenile handicap obstacles after watching a young man owned by JP McManus Chase Home East India Dock on the day of trial of the festival.
He handed over a 135 -year -old rating, Stercil is a general leader in the 5/1 market for a handicap in the open day, and his coach describes him as a “exciting runner”.
“I would like to hope that they are running above him so we don’t have top weight, but he’s a big, strong horse and I’m pretty pleased with the label,” George said.
“Many of those above him in the grades I know from a French form and I think we’re not bad in. He’s an exciting runner.
“For me, East India Dock would be my idea of triumph Hurdle’s winner when you look at the clock and what Timeform said and everything. I thought we started a great race in defeat and improved a little since then, so we crossed our fingers for good driving.”
