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Neil Mulholland insists he will run The Young Master in the race he feels will give his exciting prospect the best chance of success at the Cheltenham Festival.
While the Wiltshire trainer admits he would probably prefer the Toby Balding National Hunt Chase on the opening day (March 10), he revealed the owner might like to go for the RSA Chase on the following day.
"People seem to think it's the RSA. I see it was mentioned it was plan A. It is by no means plan A," Mulholland told Racing UK.
"He will only have two entries. We will keep it to the two novice races, the RSA and the four-miler.
"The owner would probably like the RSA and I would probably like the four-miler. It's something that needs to be discussed.
"There's a lot of bridges to cross between now and then.
"He's already won over three-mile-two around Cheltenham and he was staying on up the hill and he has improved a lot since then.
"You'd be fairly confident he'd stay the four miles. He's acted on heavy ground and he's acted on a better surface.
"We've not got him entered in three or four races. It's just down to these two. I've got to speak to the owner.
"I think the horse has got even stronger since Ascot, he's in great order, so it just depends on the day. We just want to do the best for the horse and give him the best chance of winning."
The Young Master was last seen winning the Mappin & Webb Silver Cup at Ascot in December.
