Harry Cobden still considers Bravemansgame to be the very best British expect the Cheltenham Gold Cup, regardless of defeat in December’s King George VI Chase at Kempton.
Regardless of being beaten in significant style by Hewick on Boxing Day, Cobden thinks Paul Nicholls’ star has the ability to remain the 3 mile range.
Speaking With Sky Sports Racing at Doncaster, Cobden stated: “Individuals state he does not remain 3 and a quarter miles, I disagree, I believe he does remain. I went through that King George a few days ago and it was just one month after the race at Haydock. Everybody constantly states he’s constantly great fresh.
Great margins at Kempton
” Nico sort of strides on and you can’t let Shishkin go 10 lengths in front of you, can you? I have actually attempted to stick to him, and we upped the ante.”
Shishkin, under the assistance of Nico de Boinville, found landing after the penultimate fence.
Cobden described: “Shishkin boils down to the 2nd last and stumbles out the back of it. I face the back of him and believe it’s expense me 2 or 3 lengths even if I have actually almost fallen off him and missed out on a stride and a half. Bravemansgame needed to start once again.
” I believed going to the last, best, we’ll beat Allaho and win the King George and after that consequently old Hewick has actually come by the leading and beaten the great deal of us. I’m not exactly sure if he’s gotten or whatever however I believe we have actually got slower, and he’s kept addressing the very same speed.”
Bravemansgame was next in situ at the time of Shishkin’s accident and was probably finest positioned to challenge the leader to the surface.
A Gold Cup hopeful?
Cobden included: “I took my lad out of the race chasing Shishkin and attempting to stick with him and after that we have actually wound up strolling from the back of the last. He’s still a great horse and if you take Willie Mullins’ horse that won the Gold Cup out of the race in 2015 then he’s definitely bolted up hasn’t he?
” I see he’s 20/1 for a Gold Cup now, I believe he’s a huge cost for that. Paul’s going to refresh him up, get him back and potentially run him in the Denman Chase before he goes to Cheltenham. I really believe he’s still most likely the very best three-mile chaser in this nation.”
Cobden identified to keep Bowen off Burdett Roadway
At Doncaster, Cobden was likewise quizzed on distributing images of leading jockey James Bowen rested on Victory Obstacle competitor Burdett Roadway.
Cobden chuckled: “It conserves me a journey to Newmarket, does not it? I spoke with James Owen the other day and he stated the horse remains in great kind. James trips a couple of so he believed he ‘d have a rest on it, however I’ll ensure he does not ride it.”
Burdett Roadway is presently preferred for the JCB Victory Obstacle at Cheltenham in March, with chances presently around the 11/2 mark.