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Sausalito Sunrise a doubt for the Gold Cup

Sausalito Sunrise and Richard Johnson (nearest) winning the Murphy Group Chase at Cheltenham
Sausalito Sunrise and Richard Johnson (nearest) winning the Murphy Group Chase at Cheltenham

The Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup is the "least-likely option" for Sausalito Sunrise, said trainer Philip Hobbs.

Hobbs has not yet ruled out supplementing the 163-rated chaser for the main event on Friday week, but he could end up missing the Cheltenham Festival altogether.

The handler has entered last month's runaway Ascot scorer in the totepoolliveinfo.com Premier Chase on Sunday, while the Betfred Midlands Grand National at Uttoxeter on Saturday week is also under discussion.
"I've no idea where we are going yet," said Hobbs.

"The options are the rearranged Kelso race, the Cheltenham handicap (Ultima Handicap Chase), the Midlands National and the Gold Cup.

"If some of the big horses came out (of the Gold Cup) we would maybe think about it, but it is probably the least-likely option."

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