News Oliver Sherwood mulling Many options for Clouds

Oliver Sherwood mulling Many options for Clouds

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Oliver Sherwood is busy plotting the path back to Aintree for his Grand National winner Many Clouds, with a trip to Kelso a possible option.

Sherwood is still training the nine-year-old for the Cotswold Chase on Cheltenham's Trials Day, but with Gold Cup runner-up Djakadam, Hennessy winner Smad Place and 2014 RSA hero O'Faolains Boy all in the mix for that race, Many Clouds could swerve it.

Newbury's Denman Chase is another option, as are a couple of races at the Borders track, with Sherwood wanting to get two more runs into Many Clouds before he attempts to become the first back-to-back National winner since Red Rum.

"We are still aiming towards the Cotswold Chase, but at the moment it seems like every man and his dog are, too," said Sherwood.

"With that in mind, the Denman Chase at Newbury is also a possibility, but I've had a look and there are also two options for him at Kelso.

"There's one on February 18 (Ivan Straker Memorial) and then there's one in early March (Totepool Premier Chase).

"I really want to get two runs into him before the National, just because I want to get the mileage into his legs, really.

"I'm training him for Cheltenham but it could change.

"He ran a blinder at Aintree and Don Poli came out and won the Lexus, and his Wetherby run looks all the better now, too, as he was trying to give 10lb to Cue Card and look what he has done since."