Proprietor John Dance described the Bravemansgame as “electrical” earlier than Wednesday’s run at Brown’s junior advisory hunt at Cheltenham Competition.
The seven-year-old completed third on the Cheltenham Fest final yr, behind Irish striker Bob Ollinger and Gaillard de Mesnell within the Ballymore junior hurdles.
This yr’s opponents seem like primarily based on this facet of the Irish Sea, with Ahoy Senor – who beat Bravemansgame at Aintree final yr – and L’Homme Presse of Venetia Williams yard situated behind Paul Nicholls’ horse out there.
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Bravemansgame proprietor John Dance has given Racing Debate a optimistic replace on his rookie star stalker forward of this week’s Cheltenham Competition.
He seems to have improved from Fences, remaining unbeaten in 4 matches on Fences, together with a First Division win at Kempton on Boxing Day.
And a message from coach Nichols offered additional encouragement to the dance that his star horse might land one other firstclass class at Cheltenham Competition.
“We’re able to go. I acquired a message from Paul [Nicholls] Yesterday he accomplished the final a part of his schooling and was described as an electrician.
“I feel it isn’t bizarre for him as a result of he is been using round in that tight college of Poole very well and he is all the time had however positively all of the indicators are good earlier than Wednesday.
“We all the time knew he can be a greater stalker than the hurdler and so they in all probability knew at residence how a lot better however for us it was actually attention-grabbing.
“Hopefully that is a part of why he is changed into a greater horse this yr. He is gaining size at each fence.
Dance can be maintaining a tally of the nice race subsequent yr on the competition, with the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup a practical choice in 2023 if Bravemansgame is performed on Wednesday.
“It appeared like he stopped the flight each occasions [Kempton and Newbury] And he had a number of velocity on the finish as nicely, so that you wish to assume {that a} extra stable three miles ought to be inside his compass.”
“Then God prepared, when he will get a bit of stronger, he can keep within the additional furlings and the Gold Cup journey subsequent yr.
“He wasn’t absolutely developed bodily final yr and Paul is assured he might be even higher subsequent yr.
“He is constructed for the chase and he’d go up in high quality to take the fence. I used to be positively hoping he would deliver us loads nearer to Bob Ollinger and I feel that confirmed up towards Ahoy Senor.
“I am not satisfied he wasn’t the identical at Kempton however he beat us at Entry Enviornment.”
