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Mark Bradstock is keen to point Coneygree at the £1million bonus put up by Jockey Club Racecourses if the 2015 Gold Cup winner makes a successful return to action in the Betfair Chase at Haydock on Saturday. The Letcombe Bassett trainer welcomed the media into his boutique yard on Monday and stated he would look stupid if he swerved the challenge to go for the King George VI Chase followed by the Gold Cup should his charge strike on Merseyside this weekend.With riding arrangements for that Grade One contest still up in the air, Bradstock emphasised Coneygree has done plenty of work on the all-weather at home as well as a much-needed workout on turf in a recent visit to Haydock with two stablemates. Its wonderful to have him back, and hopefully he can build and build and build, said the trainer.I imagine he will go off in front and any softening in conditions will be a help rather than a hindrance.He never looks impressive in his work here, but he has this extraordinarily deceptive gallop that we saw to best effect when he annihilated some decent handicappers in the Denman Chase at Newbury.Bradstock and his wife Sara hope that whoever rides Coneygree at Haydock will school the gelding beforehand. With Nico de Boinville sidelined by injury, Richard Johnson is Bradstocks first choice.Hell ride him if hes available and were just waiting to hear, said Bradstock. When we get the nod, hell come in and give him a jump.The problem for the Bradstocks is the entry given on Monday to Garde La Victoire for the Shawbrook Handicap Chase at Ascot on the same day.I know theres a big race at Ascot which I havent seen the entries for, but fingers crossed hell come, the trainer said.Aidan Coleman would be the next option and if he cant take the ride we would be scratching our heads.A second alternative option is the entry given to Menorah in the Betfair Chase, but the wet weather forecast seems likely to deter connections from taking that option.Its going to be wet this week and Id be reasonably confident wed be racing on proper soft ground on Saturday, said Haydock clerk of the course Kirkland Tellwright.Looking at the bonus, Bradstock went on: If we win on Saturday we shall certainly aim him towards Kempton, as that bonus is not to be sniffed at. In fact, we would be mad not to go for it.We took him to Haydock for a proper gallop over two miles with a young horse and then old Carruthers jumped in for the last three to four furlongs. Its been so dry with us that it was his first work on grass since he came back in.Hes only run 11 times in his life and has only been beaten twice. Furthermore, he does tend to go well fresh from a break, as he showed when winning at Uttoxeter in successive seasons.Hopefully after Saturday it will be the King George, followed by the Denman Chase and then the Gold Cup. There is also the Cotswold Chase at Cheltenham, but it comes closer to Kempton than Newbury.A final assessment of the Betfair Chase and the task faced by Coneygree is that the Gold Cup winner is pretty much match-fit after a satisfying journey back from the hock injury that put him on the sidelines after his comeback triumph at Sandown last season.Bradstock concluded: He had a lot of recuperation standing in his box and then progressed to being ridden out, trotting and galloping. Hes enjoyed a good, hardcore preparation.Coneygree was one of 10 horses to stand their ground for the Haydock showpiece at the five-day stage.Colin Tizzard can do little wrong this season, but his star Cue Card suffered a surprise reverse when only third in last months Charlie Hall at Wetherby.He will attempt to win the race for the third time after coasting to victory 12 months ago and scoring in 2013, but he will meet his Wetherby conqueror Irish Cavalier once again, although they will race off level weights this time.Seeyouatmidnight looked impressive in beating Bristol De Mai at Carlisle last month and represents Scottish handler Sandy Thomson.Paul Nicholls has reduced his team to just dual winner Silviniaco Conti, but he was no match for Valseur Lido on his return.Gods Own could step up in trip for Tom George after finishing well in the Old Roan, while Menorah could take his chance for Philip Hobbs.Gordon Elliott has the choice of Outlander or Roi Des Francs and there is also the possibility of Vezelay coming from France.Start a free one month trial of Racing UK and watch EVERY RACE LIVE in stunning HD from over 40 meetings. 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There are a lot of different ways to use him.And while early on, Antetokounmpo appeared to carry most of the offensive burden for Milwaukee, hes starting to get some help, especially from forward Jabari Parker, who set a season high his last time out, scoring 27 points -- including a career-best four 3-pointers -- in a 125-107 victory over the Pacers.You could see right off the bat they were ready, head coach Jason Kidd said. They took good shots. They shared the ball. If they had an open shot, they took it. If not, they got off of it. They made good, quick decisions. When you do that, youre going to score a lot of points.Much of the Bucks offense is predicated on Kidds swarming defensive style, which has been a work in progress this season. But Milwaukee took a step forward against Indiana, scoring 38 points off 21 turnovers, fueling an offense that shot a season-high 58 percent from the field and 44 percent from beyond the arc.When we get stops, thats when were most dangerous, Dellavedova said. If we continue to improve on the defensive end, we cann be pretty good.dddddddddddd.Antetokounmpo and Parker will look to give Milwaukee its first three-game winning streak of the season while the Kings will try to avoid losing their fourth straight as their five-game road trip continues.Following the Kings loss Thursday night in Orlando, head coach Dave Joerger used a Friday practice session to expand the teams offensive setlist in the hopes of adding some punch to a team averaging 99.7 points per game on 45.2 percent shooting.I put in stuff (Thursday) morning at shootaround, Joerger said. But I dont count on it sticking until you can get through a couple of practices learning something and maybe you trot it out during one of your timeout plays.DeMarcus Cousins is coming off a 33-point effort against Orlando and leads Sacramento with 27.5 points per game this season. Rudy Gay is close behind, scoring 22.5 points per night and is shooting 46.7 percent on 3-point attempts.Defense has been a problem, too, this season for Sacramento, which has given up 100 points or more in each of its last five contests and has allowed opponents to shoot 45.7 percent from the floor.We have to be a better team than that, Gay said . We have to complete a game. We have two wins, but I dont feel like weve played a complete game.Sacramento swept the two-game season series with Milwaukee last year, averaging 120 points in those contests despite not having Cousins available either time. ' ' '