British trainer exudes confidence with 14-1 Cheltenham Festival NAP

BEN PAULING believes his Cheltenham Festival NAP is trained ‘down to the minute’ for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle.

Pauling has his thong in red-hot shape and he hopes it will carry over to the pinnacle of the jump race next week.

And his best chance of the week, Tell her the namecouldn’t be in better shape ahead of the festival opener on March 12.

Tellherthename is an overall 14-1 odds for the race and the stars could be aligning for Pauling’s exciting five-year-old.

He said: “Tellherthename came through his last paper with a gold star and I think he might be trained right down to the minute for the Supreme.

“I couldn’t be happier with how he’s fared over the past month and he continues to be extremely talented and exciting.”

Kielan Woods, who has served his 45-day whip ban, will be back on board for Tellherthename and Pauling’s other big hitters.

In a week in which the festival lost Constitution Hill and Marine Nationale, among others, everything is fortunately going well with Pauling’s super team.

However, that was not always the case, and fear gradually developed for Pauling.

Pauling added: “The Jukebox Man missed a piece at Kempton last week because he was cast in his box.

“As a result, he had to leave for a paper this morning, but to my great relief he passed with flying colors.

“I’m very happy with where he is and I hope we can keep all the horses safe over the next week.”

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