I just looked at the race and thought we’d give him one more run before the Gold Cup, as the experience will help him.”
“I’m going to run him in the Cotswold Chase at the end of January. Neville believes there is more improvement to come from The Real Whacker, adding: “It was his first run in Grade One open company and he’ll probably come on for it. It was just one of those things, but I liked the way he finished the race and he was only beaten 10 lengths in the end.” “They went quick, but we didn’t get the break we wanted.
We didn’t have much luck in the race – things didn’t work out for us and we didn’t get a great break, but he jumped around and stayed on at the end,” said Neville.
“He’s in great form and came out of it well.
