Geraghty looks to cash in Jockey Barry Geraghty feel Cash And Go has a big chance of going one better than last year in today's Greatwood Hurdle at Cheltenham. Second last season behind Tom George's Olofi, Nicky Henderson's charge rather lost his form thereafter. However, Geraghty feels Cash And Go has the ability to be a major player once more off the same handicap mark as in the race 12 months ago. "It was 12 months ago that Cash And Go made his reappearance in the race and ran a blinder to finish second to Olofi off a mark 141," Geraghty said. "He never really recovered his form after he unseated me next time out in the Ladbroke at Ascot in December and because of that he's on the same mark as a year ago. "He's certainly as good now as he was then and although this is always one of the hardest handicaps of the season to win - and that includes here in March - I'm very hopeful of a good outcome. "I'd have plenty of respect for others in the field including Pine Creek who won well at Ascot on his reappearance and I can see one that finished some way behind him that day, Court Minstrel, leaving that form well behind." Despite Geraghty feeling Court Minstrel may improve, trainer Evan Williams expects Court Minstrel to struggle off his current mark. The six-year-old failed to make any impact on his seasonal debut at Ascot in a valuable handicap won by the reopposing Pine Creek. He was saddled with top weight that day and was lining up on a 8lb higher mark than when he last ran in Scotland. Williams feels he has little chance of getting involved here off that same mark of 149. "He's got no chance off that mark, he's got too much weight," said Williams. "I've said it before, and I hope I'm wrong, but I don't think he can win off that rating. "The difference on Sunday is he'll love the ground, though, compared to Ascot." Pine Creek took his record to three wins in five starts over hurdles when landing a highly-competitive Listed event at Ascot when last seen two weeks ago. Ferguson said: "Pine Creek has come out very well from his Ascot win. He's gone up 7lb for that and this will be tough, but he will be competitive." David O'Meara is hoping Ifandbutwhynot, sent off favourite for the County Hurdle in March, will improve for his first run of the season which saw him finish third behind Harry Fry's Karinga Dancer at Aintree. "It was a nice run from him at Aintree - he often comes on for his first start of the season - and we are happy with him," said O'Meara. "He progressed last season and he was running well in the Scottish Champion Hurdle before he fell. We are hopeful he can continue his progression this year. We have always thought a bit of him and we will know a lot more about how competitive his mark is on Sunday." Alan King wants to see a bit more from last season's Grade One-winning mare L'Unique. She made her return in a Listed race against her own sex at Wetherby but appeared to blow up before the last hurdle behind John Quinn's Cockney Sparrow. "I was in two minds as to whether to run L'Unique in the Greatwood Hurdle, but she has seemed in good form at home this week so we have decided to give it a go and, hopefully, she will improve on her comeback run at Wetherby," the Barbury Castle handler said. Irish interest is provided by Flaxen Flare, Rawnaq, Thomas Edison, Kalann, Redera and Enchanted Forest.
