Sport News 24/7Ungaro a Festival doubt
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01 March 2007 /
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Ungaro is by no means a certain runner in the Royal & SunAlliance Chase at the Cheltenham Festival despite trading at 14 in the staying novices' highlight over fences.
Only Denman (2.5), Cailin Alainn (8.2) and Dom d'Orgeval (13.5) are shorter in the Betfair ante-post market.
The ground is currently riding heavy at Cheltenham after persistent rain and Barry Simpson, racing manager to Ungaro's owner Sir Robert Ogden, warned: "If it is very heavy ground we probably wouldn't run and we would wait for Aintree, but Cheltenham does drain very quick."
Ungaro has been well placed by trainer Keith Reveley to win all three of his novice chases this season at Kelso, Huntingdon and Kempton where he beat the highly-rated Boychuk.
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