Master Dee’s appearance at the Cheltenham Festival is “very unlikely” according to trainer Fergal O’Brien, Sportinglife report.
The nine-year-old won the Betdaq Handicap Chase on Saturday, landing the £100,000 prize in the process, after a superb ride from Barry Geraghty.
However, O’Brien, talking after the victory, admitted that Master Dee will more than likely miss the festival this week, after keeping in mind the need to keep him to flat tracks.
Barry showed why he’s one of the top riders, he never panicked, he got Master Dee into a rhythm with his jumping and he crept into the race. It’s very unlikely, Cheltenham. Barry said it probably wouldn’t suit him going up and down hills, all his best runs are on flat tracks.
O’Brien was full of praise for Master Dee, and claimed the Topham Chase at Aintree was high on his agenda after Saturday’s ruthless performance.
When asked about Master Dee’s future races, O’Brien said:
Hopefully we’ll go to Aintree for maybe the Topham, something like that. He’s run well at Aintree before and hopefully he can go forward from yesterday.
