Can Davy Russell ‘do a Lester Piggott’ at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival?

Davy Russell will come out of retirement to ride for Jack Kennedy at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival. He retired with 25 Festival winners to his name. Last year he won only one race, Chosen Mate in the 2020 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual.

Davy Russell is returning to Prestbury Park after a short break. Gordon Elliott's horses could be Russell's last chance of winning at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival.

Irish Point is a contender for Ballymore honours at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival. He won a maiden hurdle at Cork in November and finished ahead of Champ Kiely in Sunday's Lawlor’s Of Naas Novice Hurdle.

Gerri Colombe has a six from six record and won the Grade 1 Faugheen Novice Chase at Limerick over Christmas. Gerri is a good jumper who doesn't do a lot in front. He could go for the National Hunt Chase. Davy Russell won't ride Geri ColOMBE.

Mighty Potter is a stablemate of Davy Russell's horse. He has a Grade 1 win at Fairyhouse and is two from two over fences. The Turner Novices' Chase is not in the conversation for Gerri Colombe.

Conflated threw his hat into the Cheltenham Gold Cup ring at last year's Dublin Racing Festival only to run in the Ryanair Chase. He took advantage in a Savills Chase lacking star quality at Christmas. Jack Kennedy said he would stay in Gold cup.

Favori De Champdou won the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle at Limerick over Christmas. Elliott suggested after his maiden hurdle at Thurles in November that he'd go chasing after missing a year.

Russell has won the Coral Cup three times from 13 goes. Gordon Elliott has two wins with Carlito Brigante and Diamond King. Russell pulled up Grand Roi on his last attempt at the race. Commander Of Fleet, ridden by Shane Fitzgerald, could go for the title again. Jungle Prose, who struggled behind Favori De Champdou at Limerick, looks on the right sort of mark for a tilt. Hollow Games and The Goffer could try to change to hurdles from chasing.

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