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ONWARDS AND UPWARDS FOR DELTA TEAM.

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Trainer Jimmy Mangan is keen to move on from the unfortunate incident that saw Oscar Delta so heartbreakingly denied victory in last week's CGA Foxhunter Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

Third in the race for the previous two years, the 10-year-old looked set to take the glory when jumping the final fence with a clear lead over reigning champion Salsify, but soon after setting off up the punishing hill he jinked sharply and unshipped the trainer's daughter Jane Mangan.

PUNJABI IN LINE FOR AINTREE.

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Punjabi could step up in trip for his next run after putting in his best work at the finish in the County Hurdle at Cheltenham last week.

Connections have not lost faith in the 2009 Champion Hurdle hero, who has been highly tried in three runs since returning from a 33-month absence in December and has not shirked the issue when contesting the Christmas Hurdle, the Betfair Hurdle and the County.

Dropped a further 5lb to a rating of 135 from a career high of 166, the 10-year-old, trained by Nicky Henderson, may now try his luck in the John Smith's Handicap Hurdle at Aintree on April 5.