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Cole Harden will test Thistlecrack – Greatrex

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Cole Harden

Cole Harden: won last year’s World Hurdle

  PICTURE: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)  

 By NicHOLAS Godfrey 9:00AM 24 FEB 2016 

WARREN GREATREX believes that Cole Harden will provide Thistlecrack with his biggest test when the pair clash in next month’s Ryanair World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. 

The Colin Tizzard-trained Thistlecrack is the 11-10 favourite to win this year’s World Hurdle, but Greatrex is happy to be relying on Cole Harden, who can be backed at 8-1 to retain the crown he memorably won last year.

“We know we’ve performed at the highest level on the day and, although I’m wary of other horses, I wouldn’t swap my fella. Whether we’ll be good enough to beat Thistlecrack, I don’t know, but it’ll be his biggest test,” Greatrex said.

He added: “Thistlecrack looks an impressive horse but he’s been doing it on very soft ground. Has he ever taken on anything like Cole Harden on better ground?”

Million dollars

In an exclusive interview with the Racing Post, Greatrex said: “He looks a million dollars and I’m very happy with him. He’s a stronger horse this year and we’ve been there and done it in the World Hurdle.”

Cole Harden will arrive at Cheltenham as a fresh horse having last raced on New Year’s Day, but Greatrex is happy with the horse’s preparation.

“We’re in exactly the right place where we want to be with the race a few weeks away.

“He ran in the Cleeve Hurdle last year and it was probably his worst-ever run so we missed it this time and didn’t really consider another run for him, but he’ll have another awayday at the racecourse after Kempton last week,” the trainer said.

You can read more about Warren Greatrex’s Cheltenham Festival hopefuls in Wednesday’s Racing Post.

 

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