A fair bit really. Paul Nicholls, his trainer, has gone on record as saying that Twist Magic is the best two-mile chaser bar stable companion Master Minded. And Twist Magic certainly looked the part when he won the Grade One Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown Park last month.
However, Sandown clearly suits Twist Magic, as does better ground and quite probably two miles. The only time that Twist Magic has run at Ascot was in this race two years ago, again as hot favourite on testing ground and he finished 12 lengths second to Tamarinbleu. It is worth noting that this race is actually run over two miles and one furlong on a course that has a long uphill run to the winning post.
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