Olofi ready for a Great run

Tom George is looking forward to seeing his promising five-year-old Olofi return to Cheltenham in Sunday's Greatwood Handicap Hurdle.

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Tom George is looking forward to seeing his promising five-year-old Olofi return to Cheltenham in Sunday's Greatwood Handicap Hurdle. The Slad trainer's optimism is based on his belief the five-year-old is a lot stronger than he was 12 months ago when he finished fifth behind Menorah. "The Greatwood is the plan, but I did enter him for a race in France to give us another option if we wanted it," said George. "He ran a good race in the Greatwood last year and he's a lot more grown-up than that now. He's matured and strengthened up and he's come on for his reappearance in France. "We can be more positive with him now than we were last year when he wasn't quite the horse he is now. He's a lot stronger this year." Olofi is a 20-1 chance with bookmakers Paddy Power, who have the Philip Hobbs-trained Pateese as their 6-1 favourite.