ROQUE UNLIKELY TO TACKLE NATIONAL.
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Quito De La Roque is "highly unlikely" to line up in the John Smith's Grand National next month, according to Colm Murphy.
A winner on the Mildmay course at Aintree in 2011 and a dual Grade One-winning chaser, the nine-year-old endured a slightly disappointing start to the current campaign before bouncing back with victory in the Kinloch Brae Chase at Thurles in mid-January.
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DYNASTE HAS AINTREE OPTIONS.
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Dynaste, who was turned over at a short price in the Jewson Novices' Chase at the Cheltenham Festival by Benefficient, may bid to redeem his reputation at Aintree.
Trainer David Pipe thought long and hard about which race to run the grey in after he bolted up in the three-mile Feltham Novices' Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day.
He came down on the side of the two-and-a-half-mile race at Cheltenham and he is faced with options again at Aintree, with the Grade One Manifesto Chase over the same trip as the Jewson or the Mildmay Novices' Chase over three miles.
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CHOSEN ONE ON CHAMPION TRAIL.
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Nigel Twiston-Davies is convinced The New One has what it takes to become a serious contender for next year's Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
The prolific five-year-old showed a smart shift of gear in last Wednesday's Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle to defeat a strong field by upwards of four lengths.
Next up for The New One is a possible slight drop in distance to two and a half miles at Aintree next month.
Twiston-Davies told the Telegraph: "He is a very smart hurdler who has a good turn of foot, which all points to next year's Champion Hurdle being the long-term target.
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