Elliott: Automated should be suited by Coral Cup as he loves passing horses

Automated is one of many strong fancies Gordon Elliott has for the Cheltenham handicapsCredit: Caroline Norris

Chasers

Bless The Wings and Both of them are going for the Cross Country race. Keith Donoghue will ride Bless The Wings and Jamie Codd rides Cause Of Causes before we tackle the Grand National with him. Bless The Wings deserves to win one of those nice races.

He goes for the Ultima Handicap Chase. He was running well in the four miler last year when he came down and Jamie [Codd] said he was only getting going at the time and that he wasn't beaten at the time. He has form around Cheltenham and was placed in a Martin Pipe the year before. He will go for the Irish National after Cheltenham.

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Published on 28 February 2017inCheltenham Festival

Last updated 17:03, 2 March 2017

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