Texas Jack and Mozoltov run in Caspian There are two Irish runners in Saturday's Caspian Caviar Gold Cup at Cheltenham. Noel Meade's Texas Jack and the Willie Mullins-trained Mozoltov will take their chances in the big handicap chase over an extended two and a half miles . Irish Cavalier has also been given the green light after blood tests returned all-clear on Thursday morning. A Cheltenham Festival winner in March, Irish Cavalier moved smoothly into contention in last month's Paddy Power Gold Cup before being swamped after the final fence and fading into fifth. Trainer Rebecca Curtis has endured a quiet spell of late and has yet to saddle a runner in December after an issue related to feed led to her shutting up shop for a brief period, but she is hopeful the problem has been solved. Curtis said: "His bloods have come back fine and he'll run on Saturday. We tested about 20 horses altogether and all the tests suggest they are coming back to normal, hopefully. "The Romford Pele will go to Cheltenham on Friday and we'll have a runner at Bangor and we'll see how they get on." Other news which emerged at declaration time was that Richard Johnson prefers the claims of Village Vic over Champagne West of the Philip Hobbs-trained pair. Tom O'Brien rides Champagne West. A total of 15 have been declared, including Paddy Power winner Annacotty, who is aiming to be the first horse since Exotic Dancer in 2006 to win both of Cheltenham's pre-Christmas features. Annacotty's trainer Alan King also runs Turn Over Sivola. Paddy Power runner-up Buywise attempts to finally land a big one, this time under Adam Wedge in the absence of the injured Paul Moloney. Third in the Paddy Power, Sound Investment carries top weight for Paul Nicholls, who also runs Art Mauresque. Johns Spirit, winner of the 2013 Paddy Power, is back again, while Nigel Twiston-Davies' Little Jon will attempt to follow up a recent win at Newbury. Tenor Nivernais attempts to back up his impressive Ascot win, with Doctor Phoenix and Shantou Magic also declared.
