'He goes well fresh so we may go straight there. I wouldn't swap him'

Nigel Twiston-Davies, trainer of Al Dancer and Torpillo
Al Dancer ran a nice race to be second at Doncaster the other day and will go straight to the Arkle. Torpillo will run next in the Kingmaker at Warwick and then we'll make a decision about his programme but hopefully he can also make the Arkle.

Olly Murphy, trainer of Brewin'upastorm and Itchy Feet
He's in good form and might go for the Kingmaker next week or somewhere quieter just to get a bit more experience into him, or we might even go straight to the Arkle. He's had a couple of runs over fences and had experience around Carlisle going a good gallop in a nice race. His form is very good when he's fresh so it wouldn't bother me if I had to go straight there. I wouldn't swap him. Itchy Feet could run in the Scilly Isles at Sandown on Saturday. I think the two-and-a-half-mile trip will suit him well and if he runs well at the weekend he'd be more likely to run in the Marsh Novices' Chase.

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