Quito De La Roque could run at next month's Cheltenham Festival. (credit: Will Palmer)
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Colm Murphy is refusing to be rushed into making a decision on which race Quito De La Roque will tackle at next month’s Cheltenham Festival.
The talented seven-year-old gave 5lbs and a beating to four rivals in the Grade Two Ten Up Novice Chase at Navan on Sunday and it was the gelding’s third victory in four starts.
Davy Russell was at his very best aboard the progressive chaser, holding him up and delivering him to win a shade cosily and he could now head to next month’s Festival with either the RSA Chase or the National Hunt Chase possibly on his agenda.
Speaking to Cheltenhampro, Murphy explained: “He’s entered for both at the moment, I don’t know which race he’ll go for at the moment or if he will go for any. I know he’s got entries in all the races so we’d have to see nearer the time and we’ll have to see what the ground is like as well, that could decide a lot.
“We’ll keep our options open, I’d imagine they’d want to go to the meeting with him but I’m not sure where he’ll go.”
