Bryony Frost is gunning for a Grade 1 double for boss Paul Nicholls at next weekend’s Dublin Racing Festival.
Frost partners old ally Frodon, who crossed the Irish Sea to land the top-level Ladbrokes Champion Chase at Down Royal in October, in the €250,000 Paddy Power Gold Cup at Leopardstown on Saturday before seeking a third Grade 1 success aboard Greaneteen in the Ladbrokes Dublin Chase the following afternoon.
“Bryony is going over to ride both horses,” said Nicholls, who reported three-time winner Frodon, a well-beaten fourth behind Tornado Flyer in the Ladbrokes King George VI Chase at Kempton Park on Boxing Day, to be “in good shape” for his clash with defending champion Kemboy and last year’s Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Minella Indo.
Drying terrain on Leopardstown’s chase course is a worry to Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott, but Nicholls added: “The ground being good is a massive plus for Frodon - it was soft enough at Kempton in the end.
