Six entries for one horse at Cheltenham?! It's bad enough to have me feeling sorry for Matt Chapman
Our deputy Ireland editor thinks we should limit the options for horses in the lead-up to the festival
Having sympathy for Matt Chapman is a bit like feeling sorry for Donald Trump. It is not an emotion you ever expect to feel in life, but there I was on Wednesday watching a social media clip from Jackdaws Castle actually pitying the poor boom-sayer.
Chapman was chatting to joint-trainer AJ O'Neill about his festival team and here's how the conversation went.
Chapman: "What you want is a winner at Cheltenham so let's just rattle through three or four of the big guns. First of all, Springwell Bay, do you know what race you're going for?"
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