Kingswell Theatre to have entry at Cheltenham next month

Scudamore veteran rolled back the years in accounting for Easysland and company.
Ground conditions will dictate whether Kingswell Theatre will return to Cheltenham next month following his surprise recent victory at Prestbury Park. Cheltenham Festival winner Easysland was all the rage for the Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase at the track’s November meeting, with dual Grand National hero and four-times Festival winner Tiger Roll rated his biggest threat. However, Easysland could finish only fourth and Tiger Roll was pulled up, as Kingswell Theatre came home a clear-cut winner having made all, after which trainer Michael Scudamore was left considering whether the 11-year-old should go out in a blaze of glory.Check out those celebrations from @MichaelScu
What a brilliant flagbearer Kingswell Theatre is for the Scudamore team@tommyscu #TheNovemberMeeting pic.twitter.com/0yl7Zp8qwg — Racing TV (@RacingTV) November 13, 2020
But the veteran is reported to have taken his recent exertions so well that talk of retirement is now on hold, with another outing around Cheltenham’s cross-country course pencilled in. Scudamore: “He seems to have come back in such good form in himself, we’ll give him an entry in the December race at Cheltenham and see what the ground is like. “If it came up soft I think we’d probably swerve it, but if it was good to soft or better I’d imagine he’ll take his chance, all being well. As I say, he seems in such good form in himself, it would seem a shame to stop while he’s still so happy and well. “He’s only 11, so while he’s getting on, he’s not absolutely ancient! “We’ll just take it day by day or race by race. He’ll tell us whether he’s still enjoying it or not, but he does seem to have come out of his last race better than ever, really – I couldn’t be happier with him.”
Veteran campaigner Kingswell Theatre backs up his 2017 victory in the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase in the 2020 renewal under @tommyscu for @MichaelScu @CheltenhamRaces pic.twitter.com/4lMfT7mvdb
— Graham Clark (@GrahamClark85) November 13, 2020
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