Noseda hopes patience will be rewarded with fancy Bravo Zolo

Bravo Zolo (right): finished second to Secret Brief in the Betway Lincoln at the start of the seasonCredit: Alan Crowhurst

The current dry spell may need to continue into next month for long-range fancy Bravo Zolo to contest the Betfred Cambridgeshire on September 24.

The four-year-old son of Rip Van Winkle, narrowly defeated in the Betway Lincoln at the beginning of the turf season, has been kept fresh for the race and is now 16-1 joint-favourite with the David O’Meara-trained Firmament according to most firms, following the news that White Lake won’t be contesting the 1m1f handicap.

GM Hopkins and 2013 winner Educate top the list at 9st 12lb after the weights were revealed, while Bravo Zolo has been allotted 9st 3lb.

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Scott BurtonFrance correspondent

Published on 31 August 2016inNews

Last updated 16:09, 31 August 2016

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