WILLIE MULLINS could spring a 33-1 shock with a proven Cheltenham Festival winner, according to Danny Mullins.
The top jockey doesn’t make next March’s Arkle a straight shootout between Lulamba and Kopek Des Bordes.
Kargese was a quality winner of the County – and the 2m novice chase could be her big target this season[/caption]
Nicky Henderson’s charge was robbed in the Triumph Hurdle before making amends at Punchestown.
While Mullins’ Kopek Des Bordes was a stunning winner of the Supreme but, contrary to Lulamba, flopped at the big Irish festival.
Still, the bookies make it between those two at the moment, with Lulamba the 4-1 fav and Kopek Des Bordes available at 6-1.
Tote ambassador Danny – who also put up a 50-1 King George contender – reckons there is another huge challenger lurking at Closutton though.
And we know she handles two miles round Cheltenham having won the County Hurdle this year.
Recent Kerry National winner Danny has tipped up 33-1 outsider Kargese for the Arkle, the big 2m novice chase.
And he reckons she could even prove ‘hard to beat’ with her 7lb mares’ allowance.
Danny told Tote Racing: “Kargese will have the mares’ option but a race that could really suit her is the Arkle.
“She is such a good jumper, and her jumping allowed her to get into positions, where she didn’t settle well enough, to be as a juvenile hurdler.
“She ended up on a nice mark to go and win the County Hurdle last year.
“With a mares’ allowance if she can jump and travel the way we’ve seen in her juvenile days, if she can do that in an Arkle she could be hard to beat.”
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