HENRY de Bromhead is confident the lack of a recent run will not harm Envoi Allen's chances of becoming the third horse to claim back-to-back wins in the Ryanair Chase today.
Albertas Run did the double for Jonjo O'Neill in 2010 and 2011, while Allaho struck twice for Willie Mullins in 2021 and 2022.
De Bromhead can take heart from the fact the former was a 10-year-old when successfully defending his title and there is also a link to the latter, who carried the same Cheveley Park Stud colours as Envoi Allen.
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