Joe Tizzard: “We don’t think he will be far away here”

Coral ambassador Joe Tizzard previews his runners at Cheltenham on Friday

1.45 Cheltenham – Amarillo Sky

It’s his first run of the season but he has been going well at home so we don’t think he will be far away here. He remains off a competitive mark and it is a smallish field for this race.

He had a good couple of nice wins last season, including at Wincanton where he beat a horse who won a Grade Three contest at Ascot last month. He goes well fresh so hopefully he can show what he is capable of again.

🏇 Show them the way Amarillo

He was a little awkward at times earlier in the race but there's no problems up the @wincantonraces straight for Amarillo Sky, who makes all to take the feature race of the day for the in-form partnership of @brendanp1995 and @colintizzard 🏆 pic.twitter.com/kCV8MWcT9d

— Racing TV (@RacingTV) November 18, 2021

2.55 Cheltenham – Elegant Escape

He has already qualified for the veterans’ final at Sandown in January, so we are just hoping to get a couple of runs into him before that race. 2m4f around Cheltenham is a little short for him, but he should have a nice spin around the track.

Schooling has gone well and by the time January comes around, this horse should start peaking again.