JAG MAKES IT A SPEED FEST

John Anthony has clock on the pacy Cheltenham bound tearaways

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JAGWAR looks set for another bold bid at the Cheltenham Festival after his fine weight-carrying second in the Premier Handicap at the track on January 24.

He earned a speed figure of 160 which puts him right in the picture should he try to repeat last year's Plate victory. At the time of writing, he's as low as 5-1 with some firms to retain his crown while Unibet were still offering double figures. He is entered in the Ryanair too and he wouldn't be a forlorn each-way hope at 25-1 given how well he handles the track.

It will be interesting to see how runners from the Dublin Racing Festival fare at Cheltenham as Leopardstown was very testing and some races may have been left behind there.