War saved for Cup battle

Former Gold Cup winner will return a fresh horse

Last updated: 3rd January 2009   Subscribe to RSS Feed

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War Of Attrition will not run again before another tilt at the totesport.com Cheltenham Gold Cup in March.

The 10-year-old, who won the race three years ago, finished second to Exotic Dancer in the Lexus Chase over Christmas and will be freshened up for the big race.

Trainer Mouse Morris followed a similar path in 2006 and sees no reason to change his method of preparation.

"I thought he ran adequately in the Lexus," Morris told At The Races. "We wont change our plans, there's nowhere else to go.

"We'll go straight to the Gold Cup, hopefully if he's sound on the day.

"That's what we did the year he won it so we won't change it."