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2006 Champion Chase hero Newmill will return to the Festival next week, as trainer John Murphy reports the veteran to be in fine fettle.
The 11-year old holds four entries at this stage, with Murphy, saying that the horse ‘seems well and the plan is to run, but we’ll wait and have a look at the declarations before we decide where we’ll go’. Newmill’s possible targets are the Grand Annual Chase, The Ryanair Chase. And The County Hurdle.
He also holds an audacious entry into the Queen Mother. The Grand Annual seems his most likely target according to the bookmakers. Victor Chandler make him best priced at 40/1, however he is as short as 25/1 with most firms. Should he run, he is 100/1 to roll back the years and win the main event with Skybet, and many believe that he could have an each way squeak in what will be as ever a very small field for the race.