Barry Geraghty with his Cheltenham fancies: 'He's potentially a baby Sprinter Sacre'

Former jockey and William Hill ambassador, Barry Geraghty, spoke to irishracing.com and highlighted three horses to follow at next week's Cheltenham Festival. He gave his thoughts on the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, and the Arkle

Supreme Novices’ Hurdle

Sober Glory has a big chance, Mighty Park could be something very special but he has very limited experience. I think it’s a really deep race and maybe more open that the betting suggests.

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Arkle Novices’ Chase

Kopek Des Bordes has such limited experience but he has so much class, the performance he put in in the Supreme last year was top notch and he disappointed at Punchestown after that when he ran too keen. He really caught my eye in Navan and over the last three fence he was dynamite. He’s had two racecourse schools in strong company but he lacks a run. I thought he was potentially a baby Sprinter Sacre.

Lulamba has so much class but around Cheltenham when you are jumping and turning, you need a horse that travels, it you’re on the backfoot of it all you can make mistakes and it’s just not ideal. But I think Lulamba could possibly be up against something very smart in Kopek Des Bordes.

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