'You think it's impossible' - strong team gives McNeill hope of festival first

Owner Max McNeill has an anxious month ahead leading to big Grand National fancy Escaria Ten heading to Aintree, but in the meantime is dreaming of celebrating a first Cheltenham Festival success with Threeunderthrufive among his five-strong squad for next week.

Walkon, Grumeti, Kumbeshwar and last year's National Hunt Chase third Escaria Ten have been placed for McNeill at the festival and he hopes Threeunderthrufive, a best-priced 14-1 with Coral for the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase, can prove more than capable at the top level.

Bought as a store horse in 2018, the prolific seven-year-old has won nine of his 12 starts, including four wins and a second in five chase outings this season, most recently landing the Grade 2 Hampton Novices' Chase at Warwick.