More Of That© Photo Healy Racing
The potential presence of More Of That in the RSA Chase at the Cheltenham Festival is alleviating some of the pressure off No More Heroes trainer Gordon Elliott.
Elliott has been delighted with his unbeaten novice chaser this season, none more so than when he worked with stablemate and Gold Cup favourite Don Cossack after racing at Leopardstown on Sunday.
With two Grade One wins under his belt, No More Heroes does not lack class, but Elliott feels Jonjo O'Neill's 2014 World Hurdle hero More Of That should be favourite.
He said: "I thought he was very good in Leopardstown.
"He was a bit big over the first one or two, that's why we wanted to get him up there as he hasn't run since Christmas.
"He went round with a Gold Cup horse - the highest rated horse - and I think he would have learned more jumping eight or nine fences the other day than he did in his two previous runs.
"If we get him there in one piece we'll be looking forward to it, but I'm not sure he should be favourite.
"More Of That is a World Hurdle winner and is four from four around Cheltenham. Having a horse like that in the race takes a bit of pressure off me.
"I'm sure the ground will be beautiful, so I don't think we'll be blaming the ground."
