Presenting Percy heads the 16 contenders hoping to land jump racing's showpiece contest the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday.
Roared on by a bumper 70,000 crowd, Native River won an enthralling duel 12 months ago to give Dorset-dairy-farmer-turned-top-trainer Colin Tizzard his first Gold Cup win.
Unconventional. That is a fair summation of Presenting Percy's preparation for the championship race. The last horse to win steeplechasing's blue riband event after a hurdles-only preparation was Easter Hero 90 years ago.However, Presenting Percy is twice a winner at the Festival, having also landed the Pertemps Hurdle in 2017.
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