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Thistlecrack ’50/50′ for King George
- Updated: November 27, 2016
Colin Tizzard says he has far from ruled out the idea of Thistlecrack taking on stablemate Cue Card in the 32Red King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day.
Seven days after Cue Card confirmed he remains as good as ever with an awesome display to win his third Betfair Chase at Haydock, Thistlecrack stretched his unbeaten record over fences to three with his most foot-perfect jumping display to date at Newbury.
With Cue Card a hot favourite to defend his King George crown – which would give him a second shot at the £1million Jockey Club Racecourses bonus he failed to secure after falling in last season’s Cheltenham Gold Cup – it would not be difficult for Tizzard to split his aces, with the Kauto Star Novices’ Chase on the same card an obvious alternative for Thistlecrack.
Indeed, in the immediate aftermath of victory, that seemed the way Tizzard was leaning at Newbury.
However, speaking on Sunday morning, the Dorset handler now rated the chances of Thistlecrack joining his stable companion in the Boxing Day highlight as “50-50”.
Tizzard said: “My daughter led him and …
