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00:15 Friday 10th February 2012

Updated: 15th March 2010

Here has Dunguib in sights

PA News

Jonjo O'Neill is not afraid to take Dunguib on with Get Me Out Of Here in the Spinal Research Supreme Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham.

The six-year-old is unbeaten in four starts over hurdles and looked very classy when beating seasoned handicappers in the totesport Trophy at Newbury.

O'Neill said: "Dunguib is an exceptional horse. People keep knocking his jumping, but he still keeps winning and he gets from A to B. We need to improve again to win, but you can't be afraid of one horse. If we have a good run though and all goes to plan then I think he will put up a good show."

The trainer continued: "The ground is lovely and there will no excuses on that front. It is good safe ground and I am looking forward to getting going.

"He had a cut after the totesport Trophy, but that is all healed up now as you would have hoped it would. We did have the option of running in the longer race, but he has never been beaten at two miles so why try anything different?

"He has done all of his winning on flat tracks which is something to think about, but he is a good-moving horse so you would like to think he will handle the undulations."

Dual bumper winner Dan Breen is thrown in at the deep end after making a winning debut over hurdles at Doncaster last month. However, his trainer David Pipe believes the unexposed five-year-old is no forlorn hope.

"He's in good form, he hasn't done anything wrong. He was impressive last time at Doncaster and the form's been franked. He jumped and travelled very well that day," said Pipe. "Obviously he's got to improve again to be involved in the finish, but he's a lively outsider."