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O'NEILL PLANS CHELTENHAM TEAM

Jonjo O'Neill, disappointed that stable star Legal Right misses Cheltenham through injury, still hopes to have three runners at the Festival.

His raiding party will be headed by Lord of the West who is set for the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Handicap Chase.

The 11-year-old finished third to Knight Templar at Doncaster last week and O'Neill said: 'I thought he just blew up there. I was pleased with him and he has come to himself now. I just hope the ground dries up a bit for him.'

Lord of the West is among the entries for the Martell Grand National but O'Neill said: 'He won't go to Aintree but if everything goes well at Cheltenham we will have a look at the Scottish National.'

Master Tern, who followed up a January success at Cheltenham with a Kelso win last week, is in the Vincent O'Brien County Hurdle and O'Neil added: 'I will have to see what his owners want to do but he could run and he is in good form.'

Submarine beat all but Genuine Article at Warwick last month and heads for the Weatherbys Champion Bumper.

'I was pleased with him too, it was a good effort first time out and I think he deserves to take his chance in the big bumper,' O'Neill said.