ALBERTAS Run provided Jonjo O’Neill with his only Cheltenham Festival success in March and is set to put up another big show in the Hennessy Gold Cup.

Owned by Trevor Hemmings, the seven-year-old always looked destined for bog things in his early career but it was not until he was sent over fences that he began to truly establish himself as a top-level performer.

Before his Cheltenham success he won the Reynoldstown Chase at Ascot beating Air Force One, whom he meets on 1lb better terms this time.

When you consider that Air Force One was also a well-beaten fifth in the Royal & SunAlliance Chase it is hard to understand why the bookmakers have Charlie Mann’s charge at half the price.

Admittedly, Albertas Run does need to put a lacklustre performance at Carlisle earlier this season behind him against Tidal Bay but the ground would have been against him then and much more is expected of him this weekend.

FAIRYHOUSE: 12.25 Negus, 12.55 Cork All Star, 1.30 Judge Roy Bean, 2.05 Judge Deed, 2.35 Mattock ranger, 3.05 Clopf, 3.35 Across The Bay.

KEMPTON: 2.15 Dontpaytheferryman, 2.50 Ede’s Dot Com, 3.25 Scintillo, 4.00 Commander Cave, 4.30 Lochiel, 5.00 Restless Genius, 5.30 Follow The Flag, 6.00 Suits Me

NEWBURY: 12.25 Moves Goodenough, 1.00 Tricky Trickster, 1.35 Petit Robin, 2.05 Pettifour, 2.40 ALBERTAS RUN (NAP), 3.15 Yes Sir, 3.45 Khyber Kim.

NEWCASTLE: 12.10 Just For Men, 12.40 Cloudy Times, 1.15 Tot O’Whiskey, 1.50 Grizebeck, 2.25 Ngong Hills, 3.00 Battlecry, 3.30 Sublimity.

TOWCESTER: 12.20 Charmaine Wood, 12.50 Quickbeam, 1.25 Great Endeavour, 2.00 Brumous, 2.30 Woodlands Genpower, 3.05 Furze Hill, 3.40 Springfield Raki.

WEXFORD: 1.05 Lilywhitedancer, 1.40 Danderry, 2.15 Not Broke Yet, 2.45 Hangover, 3.15 Fosters Cross, 3.45 Boro Bee,

WOLVERHAMPTON: 6.20 City For Conquest, 6.50 Pressing Matters, 7.20 Clear Sailing, 7.50 Kingsholm, 8.20 Dedante, 8.50 Just Bond, 9.20 Guildenstern

DOUBLE: Albertas Run and Pettifour.

Sunday:

CARLISLE: 12.55 BELON GALE (NAP), 1.25 Smart Man, 2.00 Skippers Brig, 2.30 Akilak, 3.05 Rosie All Over, 3.35 Shulmin.

FAIRYHOUSE: 12.35 Tharawaat, 1.05 Cousin Vinny, 1.40 Tranquil Sea, 2.10 Catch Me, 2.40 Freds Benefit, 3.10 Patsy Hall, 3.40 Cranky Corner.

KEMPTON: 2.10 Time To Play, 2.45 Supernoverre, 3.15 Taken, 3.45 Will He Wish, 4.15 Bountiful Bay, 4.45 Willhewhiz, 5.15 Whitbarrow.

LEICESTER: 12.45 Lake Legend, 1.15 It’s A Discovery, 1.50 Follow the Buzz, 2.20 Two Miles West, 2.55 Dhehdaah, 3.25 Zorro De La Vega.

DOUBLE: Belon Gale and Lake Legend. Tweet