Who is Willie’s Arkle number one?

Jonbon is Willie's Arkle number one. Boothill won the Wayward Lad at Kempton. Jonbon had beaten Harry Fry's horse in the Henry VIII at Sandown.

Jonbon is short in the betting for the Sporting Life Arkle. Constitution Hill beat Jonbon in last year's Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and he's short again this year. Willie Mullins has a lot of good novice chasers in his yard. He likes to have three or four good two-mile novice runners.

Appreciate It is the best rated horse in Willie's Arkle. The other horses are Dysart Dynamo, El Fabiolo, Saint Roi and El Grede.

Willie's Arkle is on Saturday. Dysart Dynamo is the best fit for the race. El Fabiolo gave Colonel Mustard a 19-length beating on his chasing debut on December 21. Saint Roi improved from his fencing debut second when he turned the tables on Fil Dor in the Grade 1 novice chase at Leopardstown on Boxing Day. It's completely FREE to register to Sporting Life, Sky Bet, or Sky Games account. All the features are available for free. It includes access to exclusive features. There's no monthly subscription fee. The subscription is free for those with existing Sporting life,Sky Bet or Sports Games accounts.

APPRECIATE IT is Willie's best candidate for the Arkle. Appreciate It is a point winner, Champion Bumper second and wide-margin Supreme winner before he’d seen a fence under Rules. He's the only one of Willie”s novice chasers with Grade 1 Cheltenham Festival winning experience. The Dublin Racing Festival will tell us more. Blue Lord came third in the Irish Arkles last year. Dysart Dynamo is an exciting prospect. It's possible Appreciation It will take the baton from Energumene. They will line up from Closutton to take on Jonbon at Leopardstown on February 5th.

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