'I expect him to win' - Harris bullish as Scriptwriter heads for Jupiter Du Gite showdown
Two of Britain's leading juvenile hurdlers are set to clash at Cheltenham on Saturday and Milton Harris is confident Scriptwriter will come out on top ahead of a tilt at the Triumph Hurdle or the Supreme Novices' Hurdle.
Scriptwriter and the Gary Moore-trained Jupiter Du Gite both featured in the entries for the Triumph Hurdle on Tuesday afternoon and the pair, prominent in the ante-post market, are set for an early showdown in Saturday's JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (11.40).
They are the leading British hopes in the race and Scriptwriter, formerly trained by Aidan O'Brien, is unbeaten in three starts since joining Harris, including a Grade 2 victory at Cheltenham on the Old course in November.
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