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26 January 2012 /
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Alex Ferguson: Part-owner of Harry the Viking.
"The seven-year-old has won twice at Doncaster this season..."
Ante-post favourite Harry The Viking features among 79 horses entered for the National Hunt Chase at the Cheltenham Festival on March 14...
The seven-year-old has won twice at Doncaster this season and is, along with Picture This, one of two entries for trainer Paul Nicholls and part-owner Sir Alex Ferguson.
Willie Mullins has five possibles to choose from, including Alle Garde and Up the Beat, whilst last year's winning handler Gordon Elliott has four, the same number as David Pipe.
Jonjo O'Neill has a rich history in the race, having saddled five previous winners, and has Mister Hyde and Temple Lord to choose from this year.
Dermot Weld, more famed for his success on the Flat, has entered three, including Thurles hunter-chase winner Merchant Royal.
Currently heading the market is Teaforthree, trained by Rebecca Curtis, who beat Restless Harry at Chepstow in December.
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