Rimell Upbeat About Oneway

Mark Rimell believes Oneway has 'every right' to run in the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase on his best form.

The 10-year-old is set to run in the two-mile showpiece for the third successive year at Cheltenham on Wednesday.

Fourth behind Moscow Flyer in 2005, he was running another good race when unseating his rider at the fourth-last fence 12 months ago, yet is a 66-1 outsider.

His form is mixed this season for after finishing third to Kauto Star in the Tingle Creek Trophy at Sandown and second to Voy Por Ustedes at Kempton, he was well-beaten in a handicap chase won by Dempsey back at Sandown on his latest start.

'He ran well in the Tingle Creek as he always does and again at Kempton to Voy Por Ustedes on a track that was too sharp for him, but he didn't run very well at Sandown last time out,' said the Oxfordshire trainer.

'On those first two performances he's every right to be running in the Queen Mother, but on his latest display he hasn't.

'I don't think he enjoyed the big field and he seemed to get a little claustrophobic.

'He didn't compete and just wasn't at the races. He got a bit of stage fright. He got crowded in among a big field, couldn't see what he was doing and didn't want to know.

'I think he prefers a smaller field and that's the reason he's running in the Queen Mother as opposed to the Grand Annual.'

Rimell is concerned the going will not be ideal for his charge.

'He is predominately a good ground horse and I'm been very disappointed to see the words heavy and soft in the going for Cheltenham,' he continued.

'I shall walk the course on the day and will run him unless I am unhappy with any inconsistency.'

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