Overview
- Dan Skelton confirmed Grey Dawning as the Betfair Chase favourite and said last year’s runner-up has “unfinished business” after being collared late by Royale Pagaille.
- Royale Pagaille bids for a Betfair Chase hat-trick and would be the first 11-year-old to win the race since Kauto Star if successful.
- Irish Grand National winner Haiti Couleurs is set for a Betfair Chase step up as Rebecca Curtis targets a Grade 1 test for a leading Cheltenham Gold Cup hope.
- Punchestown’s weekend features the John Durkan Chase with Fact To File at the head of the market and the Morgiana Hurdle led by Mullins’ unbeaten Anzadam after State Man was ruled out for the season.
- Storm Claudia forced Navan’s Saturday card to be postponed, with the meeting rescheduled for Monday.