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Cheltenham Gold Cup: A Plus Tard leads the way for Waterford trainer De Bromhead
Both Minella Indo and A Plus Tard will head straight to the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup for trainer Henry de Bromhead.
Each horse is a winner of the race in his own right, with Minella Indo landing the Grade One contest in 2021 ahead of his stablemate before they finished in the reverse order the following season.
A Plus Tard was pulled up on his seasonal debut in the Betfair Chase in November, while a planned run in the Savills Chase at Leopardstown was scuppered by a late mishap.
The gelding is fully recovered now, however, and will make his next start with a Gold Cup title defence in March.
A Plus Tard is third favourite to defend his Gold Cup title at 8/1 (Paddy Power) while Minella Indo is 20/1.
The current favourite to win this year's Gold Cup is Willie Mullins' Galopin Des Champs (6/4).
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