Paul Kealy's banker at the Cheltenham Festival on Friday

3.30 Cheltenham

Let's not beat around the bush, there's no such thing as a banker on bad ground on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival, but I do think Protektorat is going to run a massive race in the Gold Cup.

He does have a bit to prove, but he romped home when stepped up to 3m1f on bad ground last time, is the youngest horse in the race and gives the impression he has plenty more to come.

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