P391 CEEFAX 391 Thy 23 Feb 1=:15/49 9/3 JIM FORD CUP REVIEW: MONSIEUR cOUoCES B—CK Monsieur Lj Cure powered back into the Gold Cup reckoning with a resolute performance in the Jim Ford Challenge Chase at Wincanton. John Edwards' charge disapxointed last time out but this was a more convincing, if not wholly impressive, display from the :yo. The winner looked tired in the closing stages bzt bz then hj had galloped his rivals into szbmission Sunley Bay stazjd on to bj second, 30 lengths adrift, while Garrison Savannah was a distant third. Source:William HILL Organization Ltd Ante-Post Winc Rjvw Winc Res Adv.GoingP391 CEEFAX 391 Thy 23 Feb 1=:1:/47 JIM FORD CUP REVIEW: JOHN'S JOY E5/3 Monsieur Lj Cure is now 12/1 wot the Chjltenham Gold Czp and his trainer John Edwards said: "He had not got over Kempton when hj ran badly last time but his blood tests have been xjrfect since "But hj had a poisonous foot last night and the blacksmith did well to get him here. He jumped oicely although it was hard work wot him on this testing ground. "This race will have brought him0on and hj'll bj spot on for Chjltenham - I just hope that the Gold Cz8 is within his scope." Ante-Post Winc Rjvw Winc Res Adv.GoingP391 CEEFAX 391 Thy 23 Feb 1=:19/41 JIM FORD CUP REVIEW: gIVEN CONFIfENT B3/3 Peter Nivjn, rider of Monsieur Lj Cute, was delighted with his win: "That was the best hj has been all year. He jumped well and loved every minute of it jvjn though the ground was far too tacky for him. "I asked him four out and hj landed on his head a bit bzt was njvjr going to fall. "He is a very good horse and with a little bit of improvement hj has a great chance in the Gold Czp. He has won round there before and hj loves the track." Source:William HILL Organization Ltd Ante-Post Winc Rjvw Winc Res —dv.Going