Culloty looking forward to Noelie run Jim Culloty is hoping that the cough that has been affecting Henrietta Knight`s Wantage stable does not upset plans for the weekend.Culloty is looking forward to partnering Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup hope Lord Noelie in the Pillar Property Chase at the Prestbury Park track.'Obviously it is a worry if they start coughing right before the race but with coughing it`s just one of those things.'They just cough for three, four or five days and get over it very quickly again so it`s a probably a case of the sooner it goes through the yard and the sooner be done with it the better,' he told the Racing Channel.'Lord Noelie isn`t coughing at the moment so hopefully it`s all systems go.'The winner of the Royal & SunAlliance Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in March 2000, has not been seen in public since finishing a fine fourth to Whats Up Boys under top weight in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury on December 1.'He`s in great form and came out of that race very well. He finished staying on so we didn`t bottom him or anything even though he carried 12st.'He`s in great form at home so we`d be hoping for the best. Hopefully we won`t get too much rain.'Lord Noelie is 10-1 with the sponsors for the Cheltenham Gold Cup.Culloty is also expecting a big run in the Ladbroke Trophy Chase from stablemate Foly Pleasant.The eight-year-old was an excellent three-length runner-up to Shooting Light in the Thomas Pink Gold Cup at Cheltenham in November.'He`s a really nice horse to keep on the right side of as well,' added Culloty.
