12 DECEMBER 1970, Page 34

jUL,IETTE'S • • WEEKLY FROLIC

Frustrated by a mere nostril at Sandown (though all credit to the brilliant Bula).and frolicking gently to a standstill, Skinflint winks arr evil eye purporting, perhaps, the true extent of my debt to him? Anxious to escape, for the present, any further specula- tion in this direction. I hasten on to Chel- tenham where I hope to return some of the gold to my sponsor's pockets. The initially large and impressive field for this year's Massey Ferguson cold Cup had betn whittled down to nine acceptors at the four- day declaration and of these Royal Relief, bang on form at present, and the mare Young Ash Leaf, not thought to have suffered from her recent-globetrotting, look to be dangers to my selection, Simian. Not too lucky in the recent Mackeson, this eight • year old ran a good race kit his first of the season to finish fourth, and should be a reasonable risk now at £3 each way. The following hurdle brings out an even smaller field, and in the absence of any of the `Champion' favourites, Persian War could possibly find himself back in the winning enclosure on this his favourite track. Worth to win,