Micky Hammond could run Just Cameron at Cheltenham Festival
Tuesday 9 February 2016 18:33, UK
Micky Hammond is not afraid to take on the big boys with Just Cameron in the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham next month.
The Middleham trainer believes the nine-year-old will be no forlorn hope in the two-mile showpiece, especially if he repeats the form he showed last spring.
Just Cameron was only beaten three lengths by Un De Sceaux in the Grade One Ryanair Novice Chase at Punchestown. The winner, trained by Willie Mullins, is odds-on at around 4-6 to follow-up his victory in the Arkle Trophy at Cheltenham last year.
"He ran really well at Doncaster. We are aiming him at the two-mile Champion Chase rather than the Grand Annual," Hammond told At The Races.
"Last spring he improved from race to race. He will be a big price, but he can run a big race."
Just Cameron can be backed at 100-1 for the Champion Chase on March 16.
