King Following Familiar Route Ante-post JCB Triumph Hurdle favourite Franchoek is set to flex his muscles at Cheltenham again later this month as Alan King prepares his charge for a crack at the Festival.Having been turned over at odds of 1-3 when making his debut for owner JP McManus in December, the four-year-old regained the winning thread when taking a Grade One event at Chepstow last month.King won the Triumph with Penzance in 2005 and Katchit in 2007, with the latter also taking in the Grade Two Wragge & Co Juvenile Novices' Hurdle towards the end of January, where Franchoek will be seen next.'We are looking at going to Cheltenham at the end of the month and then back to Cheltenham (for the Triumph),' said King.'We are going the Katchit route.'Franchoek is available at a best-priced 6-1 with Paddy Power and Ladbrokes for the Triumph.Paddy Power are also biggest at 33-1 about the Nicky Henderson-trained Tinagoodnight, an impressive winner on her British debut in October but not seen since.Henderson said: 'She fractured a pedal bone after her first run, but she'll be back. She'd be pretty good too.'(C) PA Sport
