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- Updated: December 29, 2016
Desert Orchid’s trainer David Elsworth says ‘the world is his oyster’ for 32Red King George VI Chase winner Thistlecrack.
Having trained the mighty Desert Orchid to win four renewals of the Boxing Day showpiece and the 1989 Cheltenham Gold Cup, the Newmarket handler expects the Colin Tizzard-trained eight-year-old to hit similar heights over fences.
He said: “The purists have said that he is starting out a bit too late in life over fences but he has been very good so far.
“If you were going to put him in the deep end it was the ideal race to do it in as there were not many runners.
“He jumped very well and had no distractions. What he lacked in experience he gained in confidence and that is the biggest attribute when they are jumping fences.
“He is very …
