Rachael Blackmore: ‘Envoi Allen ready to run massive race in Ryanair Chase for fourth Festival win’
Rachael Blackmore already has two winners this week and will be back on a reliable Cheltenham winner as Envoi Allen goes in the Ryanair Chase at 14:50 on Thursday
Rachael Blackmore’s Serial Winners fund stands at £205,000, which is a one-of-a-kind initiative that is raising money for the Injured Jockeys Fund and Irish Injured Jockeys. Rachael looked ahead to todays races and went through her horses for todays races. To see her comments see below, and for more race details click here: https://www.betfair.com/betting/horse-racing/s-7
14:10 - Popova: We're hoping that Popova will run well in the Pertemps Final. She had a nice run last time in the qualifier over three miles at Punchestown. She ran on well to finish fourth.
Hopefully she can step forward from that now. That was her first run over three miles over hurdles, and she saw out the trip well. Hopefully she can improve now over the trip, and any drying of the ground would be a positive for her.
14:50 - Envoi Allen: I hope that Envoi Allen is going to run a massive race again in the Ryanair Chase. He obviously won the race last year, he won by almost three lengths, and he has been in really good order at home of late.
He hasn't run since he finished second in the Champion Chase at Down Royal in November, beaten a neck by Gerri Colombe, but he runs really well fresh, and Henry has obviously targeted him at the race. And he goes really well at Cheltenham, he has won three times there. There are lots of positives.
16:10 - Arctic Bresil: Arctic Bresil is another for whom any drying of the ground would be a plus. He has been running on heavy ground in Ireland. He ran well last time to finish second behind Mister Policeman at Punchestown. That was just his third run over fences, so I hope that he can improve again. We're hoping that he can run well.
16:50 - Birdie Or Bust: This is obviously really competitive, the Mares' Novices' Hurdle, but Birdie Or Bust goes there with her chance. She is probably going to have to improve if she is going to beat Betterdaysahead and Jade De Grugy, but she is a talented mare, she has gained plenty of experience for a novice, and Henry's horses are obviously in great order. We're hoping that she can run well.