Foly seeks Tripleprint revenge

Foly Pleasant will bid to gain revenge over Shooting Light in the Stg£100,000 Tripleprint Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday week.

The Martin Pipe-trained winner had three lengths to spare in the Thomas Pink Gold Cup at Prestbury Park last month but Foly Pleasant will be on 7lb better terms this time.

Wantage-based Knight said today: 'Foly Pleasant was suited by Cheltenham and he`ll be even more suited by the extra half furlong of the Tripleprint and softer ground.

'I would like to think that he goes there with a good chance of going one better than last month but there are always a few on a low weight who might get in and beat us.'

Foly Pleasant will not be ridden by regular partner Jim Culloty, who is injured, and Norman Williamson looks like coming in for the ride.

Knight added: 'We`ll probably have Norman Williamson riding and, although he hasn`t sat on Foly Pleasant yet, I expect he probably will do so beforehand.'

Jonjo O`Neill is hoping that stable star Legal Right will attempt to win the Tripleprint Gold Cup for a second time, although the talented eight-year-old`s participation depends upon injury problems.

O`Neill said today: 'The plan is to go for the Tripleprint Gold Cup, and I`m also going to enter him in the George Stevens Handicap Chase on the Friday of the Tripleprint Meeting.

'We hope that we get Legal Right to Cheltenham, but he`s a 50-50 job, isn`t he? It`s very hard to make plans with him because he might be lame in the morning.'