Joe Tizzard has high hopes Fiddlerontheroof can get the Dorset team off to the best possible start at next week’s Cheltenham Festival in the Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle. Runner-up behind the high-class pair of Thyme Hill and Edwardstone on his first two starts over hurdles, the Irish bumper recruit made it third time lucky at Sandown before returning to the Esher venue to claim Grade One glory in January’s Tolworth Hurdle. The Stowaway gelding is a general 6-1 shot for the traditional curtain-raiser in the Cotswolds on Tuesday week – and connections are confident he will make his presence felt if conditions remain testing. Joe Tizzard, assistant to his father Colin, said: “He has got outstanding form this season. He won a Tolworth last time and we have saved him for the Supreme. “A bit of rain this week will suit him as he handles soft ground really well. He is a lovely, big horse and his form is really good. “His coat is coming at the right time. He will be our only one...
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