'We have 始める，決める out to try to 勝利，勝つ this race': Trainer Paul Nicholls has high hopes for 一族／派閥 Des Obeaux in the Betfair Chase at Haydock

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Sam Twiston-Davies rides Paul Nicholls-trained 一族／派閥 Des Obeaux in Saturday’s Betfair Chase at Haydock with a 見解（をとる） to 持続するing the 共同 in the King George VI Chase at Kempton on ボクシング Day.

It means there should be no difficult Festive 決定／判定勝ち（する） for Harry Cobden, Nicholls’ No 1 (v)策を弄する／(n)騎手, with him committed to partnering Charlie Hall Chase 勝利者 Cyrname in the King George.

Cobden partnered 一族／派閥 Des Obeaux to 勝利，勝つ the 2018 King George VI Chase but chose Cyrname last season and had to watch as his Twiston-Davies-partnered stablemate 解除するd the big Christmas prize for the second year running.

Sam Twiston-Davies will ride 一族／派閥 Des Obeaux in Saturday’s Betfair Chase at Haydock

Nicholls said: ‘Cyrname was good in the Charlie Hall and he will be a different horse going into the King George compared to last year.

‘Sam won the King George on 一族／派閥 so will stick with him. It saves messing about and having to make 決定／判定勝ち（する）s.’

Five 走者s have been 宣言するd for the Betfair Chase and, at 3-1, 一族／派閥 Des Obeaux is third in the betting.

長，率いるing the market at 5-4 is last year’s Colin Tizzard-trained 勝利者 Lostintranslation while Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained Bristol de Mai, the 勝利者 in 2017 and 2018, is a 7-4 chance.

But Nicholls said: ‘一族／派閥 Des Obeaux ran in the race two years ago (when fourth to Bristol de Mai) and wasn’t fully 負傷させる up. I 手配中の，お尋ね者 to see if he was good enough to be a King George horse. This time he will be ready.

‘He is probably at his 頂点（に達する） now. He is a lot more 運動競技の and stronger. We have 始める，決める out to try to 勝利，勝つ this race, not just go there as a prep run for the King George.’

Cobden will ride at Ascot on Saturday. His 開始するs 含む Real Steel and Laurina, two の近くに-season Nicholls 新採用するs from the Willie Mullins stable.