Panic Attack obviously speaks for herself; she went and won at Cheltenham last time out and we felt we'd give this a go because she's been in great form. There's not a lot more to add when it comes to her really; yeah, it's going to be difficult trying to win two big handicaps in the space of two weeks, but she's in good form, she looks great and I'm happy with how she's been in between the two races.
3.35 - Newbury - Etalon
Etalon runs in the concluding two-mile handicap chase, and this is a horse who is quite at home in these fields. He's already got a run under his belt this year, he ran really nicely at Fontwell last month. It feels like he's stepped forward, but he's going to need to do that because he's not hiding anything from the handicapper, that's for sure. He belongs in these top-end handicaps though, so hopefully a good run is on the cards.
NEWCASTLE
11.42 - Newcastle - Le Beau Madrik
We're obviously up at Newcastle as well, where we start with Le Beau Madrik in the opener there. He's been second in two good bumpers now, and we were a bit frustrated not to have won one of those bumpers, but I think he came up against good opposition in both. He now goes jumping, though, which is what he was bred to do, and we're very happy with what we've seen at home. Hopefully he'll give a big account of himself here.
12.50 - Newcastle - Just Golden
Just Golden then runs in a good staying novices' hurdle. It's going to be hard to beat the favourite here with a lofty mark, but this is one who's definitely improved for us since his first run at Uttoxeter. We've had this race in mind for him since that day, so we're hoping that nice run will have brought him forward and he runs well again here.
