“Our horses are always underestimated in the betting,” said his trainer, Nigel Twiston-Davies, at his Naunton stables. He’s run a lot of good races on faster ground. His son, Willy, recalls that the horse also “broke the last fence” at Cheltenham, which cannot have helped. “You’d have to be, wouldn’t you?”Without moving from his chair Twiston-Davies can see Bristol De Mai in a big field across the road, rugged up against the autumn chill. Cue Card has been dropped 2lb to a mark of 166, meaning he would now carry half a stone less than Bristol De Mai if they met in a handicap.

Source: The Guardian November 28, 2017 18:53 UTC