Fehily on board Master Noel Fehily is eagerly looking forward to partnering dual Champion Chase hero Master Minded in the Amlin 1965 Chase at Ascot on Saturday. The jockey is due to continue his association with champion trainer Paul Nicholls as deputy for the injured Ruby Walsh, having ridden two winners for the yard at the Cheltenham Open meeting. "I'm very grateful to Mr Nicholls and Mr Smith (owner) for giving me the opportunity and obviously he's a very exciting horse," Fehily told At The Races. "There's no better two-mile chaser around than him so hopefully it will all go well at the weekend. Whenever I get the call to ride some of Paul's horses I'm over the moon and it's ideal for me to ride them whenever I'm available." Master Minded is due to reappear over two miles three furlongs, the furthest he will have run since he was a beaten 2-5 favourite behind Voy Por Ustedes in the Melling Chase of 2008. One trainer not afraid to have a crack at him is Tom George with Tartak, who was a well-beaten third behind Monet's Garden in the Old Roan Chase at Aintree on his seasonal reappearance. "Tartak is entered at Ascot, but his main aim for the season is the Peterborough Chase. He was a bit unlucky in it last year when he slipped three from home," said George. "He normally takes a couple of runs to get into the swing of things, that's what happened last year. It is more than likely he'll be going to Ascot and hopefully he'll be a bit better. "He ran better at Aintree than he did first time out last season, but he's just a bit sloppy and needs a couple of runs to fire him up."
