Veteran racer hopes to be on cue in King George

[WorldNews]

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Doughty stayer Cue Card will endeavour to show his precociously talented novice stablemate Thistlecrack there's still life in the old legs in the King George VI Chase on Monday. Cue Card has two years and many top class wins under his belt over his fellow Colin Tizzard-trained star but Thistlecrack has taken to the larger obstacles -- he had no peers over hurdles last season -- with such élan he could even start favourite. For Cue Card though victory will put him one win away -- in the blue riband The Cheltenham Gold Cup in March next year -- for a million pound bonus having already won the first of the 'Triple Crown' the Betfair Lancashire Chase earlier this term.

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