Long Run on target for Betfair Owner Robert Waley-Cohen said Long Run is "on target" to compete in what looks an outstanding renewal of the Betfair Chase at Haydock on Saturday. The 2011 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner is again set to take his chance in the Grade One on Merseyside, despite having finished a laborious fifth in the Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby on his seasonal bow at the beginning of the month. Long Run, trained by Nicky Henderson, has been runner-up behind Silviniaco Conti and Kauto Star in the last two renewals of the Betfair Chase. Waley-Cohen told The Daily Mail: "It is the Gold Cup without Sir Des Champs, but so far everything is on target for Long Run. "He has a good track record and will benefit from having had a run, even though he only ran properly for two and a half miles. But it is still better than not having had a run. "He schooled really well with Yogi Breisner in the indoor arena last Wednesday and he worked well on Saturday. The reports are good."
