John McConnell has the Punchestown Competition in thoughts for Bardenstown Lad after his wonderful efforts at Cheltenham.
The Grade One Irish Every day Mirror Novice Hurdle could also be subsequent on the agenda subsequent month, having put in good late motion to complete third behind The Good Man within the Albert Bartlett Newbie’s Hurdle on Friday.
The seven-year-old needed to come throughout a variety of the sphere late after hitting a ‘flat spot’ as he ran forward.
“He ran a crusher, he hit a flat on the incorrect time and went house,” McConnell stated.
“He will Punchestown now and we’d put cheek items on him to see if we are able to flatten that flat spot.”
Bardenstown Lad could also be joined by fellow stablemate Mahler Mission, who was seventh in Albert Bartlett. The newbie’s three-mile hurdles in Perth are additionally an possibility for him.
Bardenstown Lad (blue hat) haunts Albert Bartlett’s house in second foreground The Good Man (proper) and Minella Cocooner
“He ran a cracker, too,” County Meath Administrator added. “Perhaps he desires the land slightly simpler.”
“He would possibly go to Bunchestown or Perth.”
Hillcrest turned away from chasing the marketing campaign after Cheltenham failed
Hillcrest was upset and failed to complete enjoying at Cheltenham
Hillcrest won’t run once more this season after Albert Bartlett’s 9/4 taking pictures favourite failed.
The seven-year-old has been undefeated in each of his accomplished begins on hurdles for Henry Daly and has received on the monitor beforehand, scoring on New 12 months’s Day.
Nevertheless, certainly one of Britain’s main hopes for fulfillment in per week dominated by horses educated in Eire couldn’t muster a blow at Cheltenham on Friday.
Having made a sluggish begin below Richard Patrick, Hillcrest was by no means pleased on the grime ground and was stopped within the second circuit.
Daly remains to be trying to find solutions and is now trying ahead to subsequent season when he goes after the rookie.
“I am going to cease worrying,” Daly stated. “He is tremendous. We’ll take some blood on Monday and run some checks.
“However the plan is to mark him on the fences whereas the home is sweet and put him away in the summertime.
“I am afraid we have not discovered something but. I do not know what occurred. He by no means traveled, by no means entered the competitors and I can not clarify it.
“A type of days, he most likely awakened with a headache!
“Nothing is evident. It does not appear to be he is touring, however he’ll examine over the ramparts and take that highway now. That is the plan for now.”
