Paul Nicholls has six horses entered for the Gold Cup - Kauto Star (rated 193), Denman (182), What A Friend (159), Taranis (153), My Will (150), Tricky Trickster (149) – but the likes of Imperial Commander (174), Madison Du Berlais (166), Albertas Run (164). A line can probably be struck through the name of Madison Du Berlais, who is now 0-7 at Cheltenham, and Albertas Run is a little short of top class but, assuming that both Denman and Kauto Star perform on the day, Imperial Commander – with five wins from nine starts at Cheltenham – does look capable of putting at least some of that Nicholls team in their place.
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