Cheltenham Festival 2021: Put The Kettle On wins Champion Chase – live!

I think that is the most nerve-wracking race I’ve ever watched – 1-4 in a three-mile novice chase around Cheltenham is not good for the ticker, especially with the way he jumped the last. Chatting to Paul he said he was idling on the first circuit, watching the jeep on the inside, the men at the fences – anything bar concentrating on his jumping. When he started racing alongside the other one (The Big Breakaway) things started getting better. Then he had to put up with the loose horse, but at least it stayed straight. It was very nerve-wracking for me. It’s testament to him that having jumped the last the way he did he was still able to quicken away from the others, I thought that was impressive once I’d got over my fright I imagine the Gold Cup will be his aim. I think he just lacked concentration today due to lack of runners – Paul said he must have thought he was only schooling today, not racing. In a race like the Gold Cup there should be no worries about that.