It looks a competitive race. But at his best he is in with a big chance. He likes Cheltenham and I wouldn't rule him out.

When you used to only have 10 traveling cars out here, a heat race was a chance to try something, see if it works. It's not like that anymore. You have to qualify. It's all or nothing there. You have to get out of your heat race, so it's all or nothing there. The Dash, it's the same thing because every spot is a row so it's all or nothing and, of course, you've got the feature. There is never a chance to relax, or a chance to be off one bit. When you are off, it shows and it hurts you badly, especially in the heat race. You just got to be good all night long. You have to stay focused all night, every night, all year.

The best chance Pallone had was in a three-way race. With Andrews out, it effectively is going to pave the way for Menendez.

I think there's a one out of five chance this could be a competitive race because the pieces are in place.

He went there and worked over a mile and six furlongs with [jockey] Ruby Walsh. Liam Heard rode Le Passing alongside him and I was very pleased. He jumped superbly.

You hear stuff at the end of the race when you're leading and you're going to have a chance to win,