By Andrew Atkinson
Dan Skelton saddled My Drogo – tipped by fromthehorsesmouth.info – obliged as 2-9 red hot favourite under Harry Skelton to land the Cheltenham 2m 4½f Novices’ Chase, gaining a 7 lengths win putting up a classy display, despite a few blips, clipped in to 7-1 for the Turners Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham in March.
“The two he got wrong, if you like, he didn’t really get wrong he was just a long, long way off them,” said Skelton.
“What I did like about it was that he was committed. If he’s long he stays long and stays committed which is good.
“It’s not silky smooth to watch, I’ll admit that – but he’s got all the ability and ultimately that’s very important.
“He’s a horse who lives life on the edge a little bit and has been like that all his life.
“He’s hyper-competitive at home and very sensitive. You can see when Harry says go it’s instant which is probably where those couple of long jumps came in.
“That’s all got to be ironed out a little bit to make it the best it can be but ultimately it was a very good display,” added Skelton.
