Skelton Sets Out National Ambition For Anxiety Attack

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Plans are afoot for the Skelton stable success to extend into spring as both Anxiety attack and Grey Dawning have headline ambitions, at Aintree and Cheltenham respectively.


Panic Attack rewarded the vibrant marketing of Dan Skelton and owner Bryan Drew when taking both the Paddy Power Gold Cup and the Coral Gold Cup within two weeks, the latter of which showed her endurance over an extended three-mile-two-furlong trip for the very first time.


The Randox Grand National has for that reason entered focus for the mare, with preparations most likely to include a trip to Newbury and possibly Kelso as she is prepared for the world's greatest steeplechase in April.


Panic Attack winning the Coral Gold Cup at Newbury (Steven Paston/PA)


"She's going to go to Newbury in January, there's a mares' race for her there," stated Skelton.


"Then she will possibly go to Kelso en path to the Grand National, that's our objective.


"If we elegant having a go at the mares' chase at the Cheltenham Festival then we might, however our sights are securely set on the Grand National."


Another success story for the Skelton team this term so far was Grey Dawning's Betfair Chase triumph, in which he reversed the form with Royale Pagaille having actually completed the runner-up behind him 12 months prior.


Grey Dawning at Aintree last season (Mike Egerton/PA)


The Cheltenham Gold Cup now waits for the eight-year-old, who will get ready for the pinnacle of the National Hunt season with a run in the Cotswold Chase at the exact same track in January rather of a previously mooted journey to Ireland for the Savills Chase.


"I had the entry for him in Ireland and I was actually tempted by it, however on balance we believed it was more reasonable to keep him this side of the Irish Sea before his Gold Cup quote," said Skelton.


"He's a horse who has actually up to the mark, it was an excellent perform at Haydock and we'll be hoping to duplicate one of those a couple of more times."