Hughes hoping rain arrives for Goldback Dessie Hughes hopes the forecast rain arrives ahead of the Spinal Research The Atlantic 4 Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday He runs Roberto Goldback, third behind Joncol on his seasonal reappearnace at Thurles last month, and a 25-1 chance with Sky Bet. "He needed the run to be honest at Thurles and the ground was very heavy that day - it suited the winner Joncol very well. We are happy with the horse now and we will see how he gets on in Saturday's race," the trainer said. "The main worry would be that when he ran in the Ryanair Chase over the same course and distance back in the spring for Jessie (Harrington), he didn't run well. However, things like that do just happen sometimes and he is a better horse than that. "We are hoping that the forecast rain arrives, as we wouldn't want it too fast. Hopefully it will finish up good racing ground and I am sure Cheltenham will make sure that there is a good racing surface for a meeting like this."
