Irish trainer sends one horse on the 900-mile round trip to Carlisle on Sunday
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Another extremely competitive renewal of this race can go the way of EL ASTRONAUTE, who has been in the form of his life this year. He backed up a gutsy victory at York two starts ago when narrowly denied over the same course and distance two weeks ago, going down by a head. He had plenty of these in behind that day, including Major Jumbo. A two-pound rise seriously underestimates how well he’s running at present and with conditions ideal once again, he should prove tough to pass.