Three Irish among Spinal Research 23 Poquelin was a notable absentee at the latest confirmation stage for the Spinal Research Atlantic 4 Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday which left stablemate Woolcombe Folly at the head of affairs after Philip Hobbs also took out Tingle Creek flop Wishfull Thinking. Poquelin's owner Andy Stewart could still win the race for a third successive year as he owns Ghizao in partnership with David Johnson while Tatenen and Nomecheki are both also still engaged. Johnson's Great Endeavour, trained by David Pipe, won the Paddy Power and finished third in the Hennessy and could still turn up. Alan King has left in Medermit but he also has the option of Thursday's Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon. There are three Irish possibles namely Dessie Hughes' Roberto Goldback, the Willie Mullins-trained Quel Esprit and Tom Taaffe's Finger Onthe Pulse. Paddy Power runner-up Quantitativeeasing and third home Divers as well as Cape Tribulation and Salut Flo are others of interest.
