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Ruby Walsh: Yanworth difficult to beat

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Yanworth (far side) clears a flight alongside runner-up Shantou Village

Yanworth (right) jumps alongside the Ruby Walsh-ridden Shantou Village

  PICTURE: Mark Cranham (racingpost.com/photos)  

 By Tony McFadden 5:18PM 3 FEB 2016 

WILLIE MULLINS may train four of the first five in the betting for the Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle, but stable jockey Ruby Walsh believes impressive Trials Day winner Yanworth will prove difficult to beat at the Cheltenham Festival.

Walsh, the top jockey in Festival history, will ride a host of leading fancies this year but he is not confident that he will be winning the opening race on day two having followed Yanworth home aboard Shantou Village on Saturday.

“I thought Yanworth was very good in the Neptune Trial. He travelled with unbelievable ease and jumped relatively well. The way he quickened from the last was eye-catching. He will be difficult to beat in the Neptune,” said Walsh.

Deloitte for Bellshill

Walsh has a number of options in the Neptune but looks likely to ride second favourite Bellshill, who is set to put his unbeaten record over hurdles on the line in Saturday’s Grade 1 Deloitte Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown.

“Bellshill worked well yesterday and goes for the Deloitte at Leopardstown,” Walsh said in his Racing UK blog.

Emphasising just how impressive Yanworth had been, he added: “Bellshill will have to be in good form this weekend and even more so in a few weeks’ time to beat Yanworth.”

Bellshill is a top price of 5-2 with Betway for Saturday’s Grade 1, but is as short as 11-8 with Paddy Power, while he is a best-priced 4-1 second-favourite for the Neptune with Betway and Betfred.

Gold Cup dilemmas

The feature race on Saturday is the Irish Gold Cup and Walsh has yet to decide who he will ride.

“There is not much to choose between Valseur Lido, Sir Des Champs and On His Own in the Irish Gold Cup,” Walsh said.  He added that “Road To Riches looks the one to beat”.

Walsh may also have a decision to make when it comes to choosing his Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup ride as he could partner either last year’s runner-up Djakadam, or narrow King George second Vautour.

Djakadam fell in Saturday’s Betbright Trial Chase, but Walsh reports the horse to be on target for the festival.

He said: “I wouldn’t put anyone off backing him for the Gold Cup. I was at Willie’s yesterday and his vet was very happy with him and he’s 100 per cent now.”

 

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