WONDERFUL CHARM could be the best chance of a winner at this season's Cheltenham Festival for former champion trainer Paul Nicholls.
A neck runner-up to stablemate Pacha Du Polder in the St James's Place Foxhunter Chase last season, the Ditcheat handler is optimistic his 10-year-old can go one place better at Prestbury Park in March.
The triple Grade Two winner will enter the race on the back of a victory having claimed a hunters' chase at Musselburgh last time out.
Nicholls said: "We probably end up running four in the Foxhunter.
"Unioniste won at Fontwell and will be ridden by Mr (David) Maxwell who owns him. Virak, who will be ridden by Lorcan Williams, Wonderful Charm, who will be ridden by Sam Waley-Cohen as they have bought into the horse now, and Pacha Du Polder, who won it last year and ran at Doncaster last week (will also run).
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"He (Pacha Du Polder) has just been a bit behind as he had problems after Aintree and he came in late. He needed last week's run really badly and he will improve for that. I just said to Andy (Stewart, owner) he might not quite be the horse he was, but he might prove me wrong.
"He has got to come back to form a bit, but he needs to improve. Last year we had a clear run, but this year we haven't.
"I think Wonderful Charm will go very well. I'd say our best one if it all goes right and the ground is good is Wonderful Charm.
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"He was beaten a head last year and was a bit unlucky. He won well at Musselburgh the other day, but he is ground dependant and wants good ground.
"I just think he has a massive chance as all the other (Festival) races are mega competitive. They've (all) got chances but I think if the ground is good, he can go one better than last year.
"He is a little bit quirky and he is ground dependant, but he is a good horse when he is right and we have just trained him for that race."
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