All novice chase options remain open for Bog Warrior
ByIrish trainer Tony Martin reports the ‘apple of his eye’ Bog Warrior to be coming along nicely as he builds up to a return to action at the Cheltenham Festival having not been seen since coming to grief early on at Leopardstown on Boxing Day in the Grade 1 Racing Post Novice Chase, writes Elliot Slater.
The Gigginstown Stud-owned gelding holds entries in the Arkle Chase, the Jewson Novices Chase, and the RSA Chase at the showcase meeting, but Martin is in absolutely no hurry to make a decision as to which event his very talented performer is likely to target despite the fact that he has won once over fences over the minimum trip of two miles and over half-a-mile further. Anyone looking ahead to Betfair Cheltenham 2012 will be keeping a close eye on the decision of his connections.
A decent novice hurdler last year when winning his two completed starts from three outings, the gelded son of Strategic Choice nonchalantly dismissed the high-class Flemenstar by seven-lengths on his chasing bow at Navan in November, form that was franked again when the runner-up landed the Grade 1 Frank Ward Arkle Novice Chase by 17-lengths from Bog Warrior’s lesser stable companion Gift of Dgab at Leopardstown at the end of January. Martin will have taken plenty of heart from Flemenstar’s win knowing that his charge toyed with Peter Casey’s runner, ability which Bog Warrior went on to confirm over two-and-half-miles when routing his rivals by 31-lengths in the Grade 1 Bar One Racing Drinmore Novice Chase at Fairyhouse the following month.
Given time to get over his Leopardstown tumble where he was made a hot 4/5 favourite in the horse race betting, Martin’s charge is reportedly building up well to his bid for top honours at Cheltenham, and should the ground come up on the soft side there is every chance that Bog Warrior might get his name on the scoresheet.
Originally written by Bet123.net, an online Betting Guide
All novice chase options remain open for Bog Warrior
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