Cheltenham is a track that can tame the best of them.
Even the mighty Desert Orchid, imperious on right-handed tracks like Sandown and Kempton Park, managed just one victory in eight attempts running left-handed at Cheltenham. However, that victory in the 1989 Gold Cup still shines brightly in the memory.
Time For Rupert is a long way from such honours but the undulations and contours of Prestbury Park are clearly to his liking and he made a winning start over fences in the Steel Plate and Sections Novices' Chase.
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