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Hoping Tintern Theatre can take centre stage in wide-open handicap
Tintern Theatre has recent winning form over the Kempton course and distanceCredit: Edward Whitaker
This is traditionally the last Saturday before Cheltenham when trainers get a final run into their major hopes for the biggest meeting of them all.
Kempton’s Betdaq Handicap Chase card, which features three Grade 2 races in addition to the headline event, looks as interesting as ever, and I’m there for three rides.
I partner Tintern Theatre, a recent course-and-distance winner, for Dad in the £100,000 three-miler (3.35).
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Richard BirchReporter
Published on 2 March 2018inComment
Last updated 19:08, 2 March 2018
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