'I think he'll win another big race' - Lostintranslation owner keeping the faith
The Lostintranslation camp insist they have not lost faith in their nine-year-old and are banking on a return to the festival for the WellChild Cheltenham Gold Cup bringing out the best in the Colin Tizzard-trained chaser.
Lostintranslation finished third in last season's Gold Cup, but was well beaten on his seasonal reappearance in November when bidding to win back-to-back Betfair Chases and bled when he was pulled up in the King George VI Chase.
He returned to action under Robbie Power at Newbury on Sunday and finished a 26-length fifth in the Denman Chase, but is expected to be sharper for the Gold Cup, for which he is now a general 33-1.
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Published on 24 February 2021inNews
Last updated 18:40, 24 February 2021
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