Nigel Twiston-Davies’ William Hill blog: Going to be very tricky for Cheltenham to survive

William Hill ambassador and leading trainer, Nigel Twiston-Davies, previews his runners at Cheltenham’s two-day International Meeting.

Cheltenham, Friday

Who knows whether Cheltenham will get the green light. It’s going to be very tricky for them, as there are only very brief spells down here where it’s not below freezing. Let’s hope those covers do a good job!

We’ve got a good team of horses ready for the two days of racing, kicking off with Master Chewy (Fri 12:40pm), who probably would have won last time out at Ascot if it wasn’t for his late fall.

He hasn’t come off any worse for that spill and has been schooling very well the last couple of weeks, so we have no concerns at all in that respect.

He’s a high-class horse and we’re very excited for his chances.

Undersupervision (Fri, 2:25pm) makes his seasonal return having been last seen at Cheltenham’s April meeting when pulled up.

He obviously needs to bounce back from that, but he’s been well over the summer and into the autumn, and I think he’s a pretty big price for a horse of his ability.

Cheltenham, Saturday

I Like To Move It (Sat, 2:25pm) has been in superb form at home over the last couple of weeks.

We’re well aware that this is a strong contest, and it won’t be easy to win, but Cheltenham is his racecourse, and he runs better there than anywhere else.

I’m not surprised we’re favourite for a race of this quality given what he’s shown and the progression he’s made. It’s a tough race to win, but he goes round Cheltenham so well that you’d have to be pretty confident.

Looking further ahead, the two-mile hurdle division does look a bit tricky when you think about Constitution Hill’s performance in the Fighting Fifth. But if we come through Saturday well then the Champion Hurdle would still be our target, and I’ve always said that you can’t be frightened of one horse.

Weveallbeencaught (3:00pm) steps up to three miles, which should be right up his street. All he was lacking last time was a bit of experience and some extra distance, so this step up will help him and we’re confident of a big run.