Brassil Advisory For Nickname Fans Martin Brassil has reinforced his warning that Nickname is extremely unlikely to run at the Cheltenham Festival unless the going is soft.The progressive eight-year-old is as short as 5-1 with Coral for the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase after posting four victories in five starts this season.Brassil has now identified the paddypowerpoker.com Newlands Chase on February 25 as his probable next port of call before attentions turn to Cheltenham, ground permitting.'He's going to run on Sunday week in a Grade Two at Naas and the Champion Chase is still only an option unless it's soft,' he underlined.'Ground conditions have helped him all throughout the season but he's a better horse this season it seems than he was last.'Dropping him in seems to bring out the best in him and he settles well in his races now.'He's a classy horse and he was a good horse when I got him ? he won plenty of good races in France over hurdles,' he told At The Races.(C) PA Sport
