Joe Tizzard: “Kilbricken Storm has to be competitive off his current mark”

That said, it took a few goes to get him qualified for thisPertemps Final, we lost a couple of Exeter meetings, a Chepstow, so we ended uptaking him to Haydock, where third place sealed his spot here.

Off hiscurrent mark I’m sure he has to be competitive here, he’s in good form at home,and his best run came at the Cheltenham Festival, so he clearly likes ithere. 

As you’d expect it’s an ultra-competitive race, but if heruns to somewhere near his best form, he could be right in the mix.  Harry[Cobden] rides, he’s his ride when he’s available, he knows the horse insideout, so it’s a simple decision.

Cheltenham 15.30 – West Approach

Paisley Parkis going to be very hard to beat in the Stayers’ Hurdle, but we run WestApproach in the race. He is fully exposed, but he runs well at Cheltenham,and if we could pick up some prize money, it would be a job well done.

Cheltenham 16.10 – Vision Des Flos

Vision DesFlos is a classy horse on his day, although he just falls short of that properGrade 1 standard, and we did make several entries for him here, before decidingthat although he might lack a bit of chasing experience for a handicap of thisnature, he was better off running here than in a Grade 1 like the Marsh orArkle. 

He’ll love the ground, and our Cheltenham record reminded usthat we can have big-priced winners here, so he’s not without a chance, we dohold him in high regard at home, and if he can show that here, he could outrunhis odds.

Joe