Five rides to Ä´°õ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë AP McCoy's glory week at the Cheltenham Festival

JEZKI (»Ù»ý¤¹¤ë¡¿Í¥¾¡¼Ô ¾ã³²Êª. Tuesday, 3.20)

The Åý¼£¤¹¤ëing »Ù»ý¤¹¤ë¡¿Í¥¾¡¼Ô was ridden to victory by Barry Geraghty last year when McCoy chose to ride Áö¼Ô-up My ¥Æ¥ó¥È Or Yours but the Jessica Harrington-trained gelding looks his best chance on the ³«»Ï day this time around and one of his best of the week. He ±É¤¨¤ës on ´¥Á礷¤¿¡¤Æü¾È¤ê¤Îing spring ground so three ÇÔËÌ¡¦É餫¤¹s at the ¼êÅϤ¹s of ¥Ï¥ê¥±¡¼¥ó Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ over the winter in Ireland should not be seen as insurmountable ¸åÂàs. ?

Jezki?looks to be AP McCoy's best chance of success on the opening day at Cheltenham

Jezki?looks to be AP McCoy's best chance of success on the ³«»Ï day at Cheltenham

PENDRA (¾ã³²¡Ê¼Ô¡Ë Chase. Tuesday, 2.40)


Charlie Longsdo n-trained Pendra has not ¤ä¤á¤ë reached the ¹â¤µs over ÅðÉʸÎÇã¼Ôs his form over hurd les ¼¨º¶¤¹¤ëd he would but he still has time on his Ì£Êý¤¹¤ë and he was third in the two-and-a-half-mile chase on this day last year. Has only raced twice since. Wears cheekpieces for the first time and has had a breathing Áàºî¡¿¼ê½Ñ since his last run. ?

PARLOUR GAMES (Novices¡Ç ¾ã³²Êª. Wednesday, 1.30)

This classy former Flat racer ¡½ trained by John Ferguson ¡½ ¸Ø¤ës the best form of any British-trained ¶¥ÁèÁê¼ê but ľÌ̤¹¤ës a strong challenge from Ireland. That position was earned with a course and distance victory in November before he landed the Grade One Challow ¾ã³²Êª at Newbury in December ¡Ê·Ù´±¤Î¡Ë½ä²ó¶è°è¡¤¼õ»ý¤Á¶è°èing Vyta Du Roc by a neck.

Owner JP McManus has chosen Hargam as one of the jockey¡Çs best chances of Festival glory

Owner JP McManus has chosen Hargam as one of the (v)ºö¤òÏ®¤¹¤ë¡¿(n)µ³¼ê¡Çs best chances of Festival glory

HARGAM (¾¡Íø ¾ã³²Êª. Friday, 1.30)

Very useful Flat racer who has taken °æ¸Í¡¿ÊÛ¸î»ÎÀÊ to ¾ã³²Êªing, winning on two of his three starts. »Ø̾¤¹¤ëd by McCoy¡ Çs boss, owner JP McManus, as one of the (v)ºö¤òÏ®¤¹¤ë¡¿(n)µ³¼ê¡Çs best chances of Festival glory. His ÇÔËÌ¡¦É餫¤¹ of Karezak at the course in December puts him ¤Î¶á¤¯¤Ë to the ºÇ¹â¤Î¡¤¤ò±Û¤¹ of the juvenile hurdler ºÇ¹â°Ì¤Îs. ¤Õ¤µ¤ï¤·¤¤ to the ´¥Á礷¤¿¡¤Æü¾È¤ê¤Îing ¾ò·ïs.

CARLINGFORD LOUGH (Gold Cup. Friday, 3.20)

Let É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë by his jumping when sixth in last season¡Çs RSA Chase, he jumped to ¶á¤Å¤¯ the ºÇ¹â¤Î¡¤¤ò±Û¤¹ of the Irish steeplechasing ¤Ä¤Ä¤¯¡¿¥Ú¥Ã¥¯ing order with a career best three-£´È¾´ü/4ʬ¤Î1 length victory from Foxrock in last month¡Çs Irish Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown. ³Îǧ¤¹¤ëd as McCoy¡Çs final Gold Cup ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë soon afterwards. A terrier-like battler, he seems to ±É¤¨¤ë on racing and so it would be no surprise to see him ²þÁ±¤¹¤ë again.

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