Ferdy Murphy believes the fact Graham Lee can ride at 10 stone is a big positive for the chances of Big Fella Thanks in Saturday's Hennessy Gold Cup.
The Harry Findlay-owned eight-year-old was formerly trained by Paul Nicholls and made an excellent start for his new handler when narrowly beaten by Hey Big Spender at Carlisle earlier this month.
He travelled like the winner before wandering around after hitting the front on the run-in and Murphy expects his stable jockey to arrive late on the scene in Newbury's weekend feature.
"We're happy with him and all his preparation has gone well," said Murphy.
"He was a bit unlucky at Carlisle as he got to the front too soon, but that won't happen again I shouldn't think as Graham will drop in and bring him late.
"Graham can do 10 stone no problem, which is a big plus for us and the drier the week we have, the better for him."
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