"He proved his liking for course and distance last year when running out the ready winner of the Feltham Novices' Chase, the torrential rain should not inconvenience him and his preparation has gone smoothly. "Dynaste delighted us with his run at Haydock when runner-up to Cue Card and there is no reason to think that he cannot be at least as effective on Thursday," said Pipe. ![]() "Other than that everything is fine, the horse is very well and the ground is in his favour."ĭavid Pipe is one person delighted about the deluge around the country as he prepares Dynaste for the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day.ĭavid Pipe: Trains King George hope Dynaste "There's no ferries from (southern) Ireland on St Stephen's Day so that's why we are having to do it like that. "What we are planning to do now is to sail from Belfast on Thursday morning, which means a lot more driving when we get to the UK but there you go. "The sea was too rough and they weren't shipping any animals., so that was a shame. "We didn't get him away today, which was the plan," said Dreaper, whose charge is joint-favourite with a number of firms in company with Well Refreshed. ![]() However, due to rough seas the ferry companies would not allow livestock to travel, and Dreaper will now send his charge up to Belfast in the hope he can sail on Thursday.ĭreaper won the race in 2008 with the seven-year-old Notre Pere, who went on to win at Grade One level. Jim Dreaper has had to come up with a Plan B to get Coral Welsh National fancy Goonyella to Chepstow on Saturday after stormy weather scuppered his original thinking.ĭreaper had hoped to send the six-year-old on the journey from Ireland on Tuesday as there are no ferries leaving the Republic on Christmas Day or the 26th.
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