Get ready for the beast with a fearsome home reputation to bare his teeth - he could be frightening
Can this Cheltenham Festival winner tear the December Gold Cup apart?
If there's one runner capable of tearing apart the December Gold Cup, it has to be Jagwar.
A beast of a horse who has been brought along expertly by joint-trainers Oliver Greenall and Josh Guerriero, the time has come for Jagwar to bare his teeth – and those inside and outside his camp are in agreement he could be frightening.
The JP McManus-owned six-year-old has always had a fearsome reputation to go with his size and he really started to show his true ability last term when ending his novice-chase season with a Cheltenham Festival success in the Plate and a 4-5 record over fences.
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