MORE MORE MAUGH

Syndicate members will be out in force

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MAUGHREEN'S owners have joked that Ryanair will need to schedule a couple of extra planes to get them to Cheltenham.

Not only are they eager for a bargain flight, but the bulk of the airline-sponsored Mares' Novices' Hurdle prize money too.

Buckling up for the ride of their lives with a Willie Mullins-trained hotshot, 100 members of the cheap and cheerful Closutton Racing Club hope to leave on cloud nine.

"I'm pinching myself that I own a little bit of an ante-post Festival favourite," said Nicky Van Dyke, 64, who pays around £100 a month for a share in the club's six horses.