John Anthony looks at the last knockings of the jumps season and the opening of the Flat

A Plus Tard

APLUS TARD was a visually impressive winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup and that is backed up by the clock.
Henry De Bromhead’s star clocked a very speedy 82 in taking the Blue Riband in great style. That was the best chase performance of the meeting, three points ahead of Energumene in the Champion Chase.
Unless something emerges from the pack, at this stage it’s hard to see anything stopping him following up next season. Minella Indo, Protektorat, Galvin and Royal Pagaille all ran we...