Irish trainer sends one horse on the 900-mile round trip to Carlisle on Sunday
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The drop back in trip will suit BALLYCROSS perfectly, running over a little too far of late. He has smart form over this trip, including when only beaten about four lengths in the Welsh National trial at Chepstow. He is four pounds lower than that here so is very well treated. Alfie Spinner rarely runs a bad race and looks the main danger once more with conditions firmly in his favour. Horatio Hornblower isn’t always the best jumper of a fence but he has been in decent form of late and needs respect.