Gavin Cromwell on Inothewayurthinkin's Plans And Five Stable Stars To Follow Gavin Cromwell has told William Hill Inothewayurthinkin will follow the same route to the 2026 Cheltenham Gold Cup as last year. The defending champion is due to make his seasonal debut in the John Durkan Chase at Punchestown in December although that is weather dependent. Cromwell also revealed his plans for Velka Pardubicka hero Stumptown and picked out five from his stable to follow this season. Stable stars Inothewayurthinkin "Inothewayurthinkin will of course be aimed at defending his Cheltenham crown this season. He looks great after the summer, he’s training well and he’s coming forward all the time. "At the moment, the plan is for him to start his season in the John Durkan again, but he’ll need more rain as we haven’t had much yet. He’s on target for the race in his training, now we just need the weather to come. "Last season, he went from the John Durkan to the Savills Chase and then the Irish Gold Cup before heading to Cheltenham. That route looks a good fit and its tailor made for horses like him. I don’t see any reason for us to change from that path this time round." Stumptown "Another of our star performers at the Cheltenham Festival was Stumptown. He’s already started this season brilliantly, winning the Velka Pardubicka. It was absolutely magic. "A lot of the credit for that race has to go to Keith Donoghue rather than myself because he gave him such a fantastic ride on the day. He worked really hard with the horse in preparation for the race and it paid off. It was a massive achievement for him, myself and the whole yard. "It took three full days to travel over to the Czech Republic, the race is an especially tough one, and then it was three days of travelling back. It was a long journey for the horse and it will have taken a lot out of him, so he’s going to have a break for the moment. "We’re unsure yet as to whether he’ll have a run before the Cheltenham Festival. Ultimately, it’s all about March and the Cross Country Chase for Stumptown." Five To Follow Bud Fox "This is my bumper horse to follow for the season. He’s only a four-year-old, so I think we’re likely to stick to bumpers with him this season. He’s already won a bumper at the Punchestown Festival last season and hopefully he can be progressive this term. Nothing is set in stone, but if we go down the bumper route then we’ll stick to it for the whole season." Secret Force "He’s my juvenile hurdler to follow. He’s won on both his starts for us, on the Flat at Listowel then over hurdles in Punchestown. He was very good the last day and jumped really well. He loves jumping and has a really nice pedigree, so hopefully he can be progressive. If You Believe "I think he’s going to make into a nice novice hurdler to follow this season. He’ll be up in trip which should suit. He won a four-year-old point-to-point in the spring, had one run in a bumper and should be a good novice hurdler this season, although he’ll be a chase in the making." Aspurofthemoment "He’s one of two chasers to follow. He should be competitive in some good handicaps this season having run well for us all throughout the year." Backtonormal "The other chaser of ours to follow. He is probably the more exposed of the two, but he’s an experienced horse. He’s up off a mark of 143 after he won a big handicap at the Dublin Racing Festival. He’s training really well, he’s a nice horse and hopefully he can build on last season." William Hill Betting Offer
