• Trainer happy with horse after winning big prize at the weekend
• Victoria Pendleton may bear first ride over fences on SundayIrving is expected to turn out for the second consecutive weekend,having landed a valuable pot at Haydock on Saturday. Paul Nicholls reports that the hurdler seems in excellent fettle after his second success in the space of a fortnight and the blueprint is to send him to Newcastle on Saturday for the Fighting Fifth, a race he won final year.He was mad fresh when we cantered him this morning, and ” Nicholls said on Monday. “The ground wasn’t as injurious as they said it was going to be at Haydock,I contemplate it was only really noble to soft on the hurdles track, so he didn’t bear too hard a time. He appears to be fine and he’s eaten up. Everything being right with him, or he’ll probably rush. I’m not saving him for anything else just now,so we’ll give it a recede. Obviously, he is coming off the back of two quick runs, or so he’s got to show us that he’s still all right at the cessation of the week.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com