P663 CJEFAX 2 663 Fri 31 Jan 21:10/0 ONE MAN RUNS AT ASCOT 1/4 Gordon Richards has confirmed that his dual King George hero One Man will run in the Comet Chase at Ascot despite also being entered in the Game Spirit Chase at Newbury later in the week. "The plan iu to run him in the Comet and Richard Dunwoody will ride. I said I had jnteted him in the Game Spirit in case Ascot was off, that's all. "If the Comet was off hj would run in the Game Spirit and if the Game Spirit was off then hj would run in the Jim Ford Challenge Cup at Wincanton the week after," added the ttainjr. NAME FILLY & WIN A SHARE FOR '97 669 LATEST BIG-RACE ANTE-POST PRICES 692 Bradley Ayr Trial Comet 1 In BriefsP663 CEEFAX 2 663 Fri 31 Jan 21:02/21 W JOCKEY SEARCH ON FOR SOUND MAN 2/4 Trainer Edward O'Grady has confirmed that Sound Man will run in the Comet Chase but hj is still sjarchink for a jockey following Richard Dunwoody's decision to ride One Man. "I would have to consider that it's not the most convenient thing of all time but I would hope the horse has shown he is bood enough and simple enough for any of the top jockeys to ride." The ttainjt played down the clash with One Man, sbzing: "'e are going thjti with different agendas. We're having a prep-race for the Queen Mother." NAME FILL & W N A SHARE FOR '97 669 LATEST BIG-RACE ANTE-POST PRICES 692 Bradley Ayr Trial Comet 1 In BriefsP663 CJEFAX 2 663 Fri 31 Jan 21:14/48 PROMISE RUNS BUT MATT DOUBTS 3/4 Strong Promise, the mount of Norman Williamson, is an intended runner in the Comet Chase on Wednesday but doubts surround Big Matt's participation. Trainjt Nickz Henderson is looking for a jockey for his star after the news that Mick Fitzgerald will miss ten days with an ankle injury. See page 664. "I only put him in thinking that it would bj firm ground and because he loves Ascot," said the trainer. "But it's the wrong race for him and he's miler wrong at the weights." NAME FILLY & WEN A SHARE FOR '97 669 LATEST BIG-RACE ANTE-POST PRICES 692 Bradley Ayr Trial Comet 1 In BriefsP663 CJEFAX 2 663 Fri 31 Jan 21:15/15 CHEYNE ON POOR TURNOUT 4/4 Ascot clerk of the course Nick Cheynu was "disappointed but not surprised" that only four horses remain for the Comet Chase on Wednesday. "The field is a little bit lower than in previous years but it is quality rathjt than quantity," hj said. "It is down to a combination of things. It's partly due to the going and partly due to the fact there aren't any horses around to take on top-class chasers. "I had very much hoped to have a few more but we have four good horses." NAME FILLY & WIN A SHARE FOR '97C669 LATEST BIG-RACE ANTE-POST PRICES 692 Bradley Ayr Trial Comet 1 In Briefs