A week after Ireland paraded its strength at the Dublin Racing Festival, and three days after home stables accounted for barely a third of the Grand National entries, British jumping was hoping for something to look forward to at Cheltenham next month in the Festival trials at Newbury and Warwick on Saturday.
By the end of the afternoon, however, Jonbon, one of the few British-trained favourites for a Grade One at next month’s meeting, had been replaced as market leader for the Arkle Trophy after an unconvincing success at Warwick at odds of 1-16.
