William Hill ambassador Gavin Cromwell is happier with Inothewayurthinkin heading to the Punchestown Gold Cup than he was ahead of Cheltenham, adding that he feels the former Gold Cup champion has kept improving since the Festival in March.
Speaking in his William Hill blog, Cromwell said: “We’re taking on five Willie Mullins runners in the Punchestown Gold Cup with Inothewayurthinkin.
“He was much better in the Cheltenham Gold Cup than he had been all season, even though he didn’t travel at all through the first half of the race.
“We were happy with him going into Cheltenham, but I’m even happier with him now. He’s been in better form over the past few weeks.
“I think going right-handed will be a positive for him as he was jumping out to his right in Cheltenham. I’d say his poor form in Punchestown is more down to the fact he’s never raced over his ideal trip there and I wouldn’t see the track being an issue.
“It’s a small field so he shouldn’t be too far off the pace. It’s going to be a difficult test up against Gaelic Warrior and Fact To File, and the big thing will be him keeping his position in the first half of the race and not getting detached.
“They’ll go a right good gallop on the better ground and hopefully he’ll stick close enough to them and stay on well in the finish.”
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Hoping The Passing Wife can win Grade 1
Cromwell was also confident in The Passing Wife’s chances ahead of his run in the three-mile Grade 1 novice hurdle.
“Our first Grade 1 runner of the week is The Passing Wife in the three-mile novice hurdle. He’s in great form and he worked very well last week.
“He’s very versatile ground-wise so that will be fine. I’m very happy with him and I’m hoping he can win. I’d say he’s probably our best chance of a winner over the first two days.”
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