Richards: Turpin Will Bounce Back Nicky Richards feels Turpin Green's exertions in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup may be to blame for his poor run at Aintree on Thursday.The Trevor Hemmings-owned gelding produced an exceptional performance when blinkered for the first time to take third at Cheltenham but was a distant last of five behind Exotic Dancer in the Betfair Bowl.'Maybe the blinkers on him in the Gold Cup took a little more out of him than we thought ? you can never quite tell at home,' said Richards.'He was just very lacklustre. But we'll be back and we should hopefully have a bit of fun in those nice staying chases next season.'(C) PA Sport
