Archive for February, 2011
Celestial Halo to target Aintree (Dailystar)
February 28th, 2011 | 
Author: CELESTIAL HALO made an impressive return to the winner’s enclosure at Fontwell
yesterday in landing the Grade Two totesport.com National Spirit Hurdle.
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Elder farce is a disgrace (Dailystar)
FOR every step forward racing makes there is invariably one step back.
| | Lybia Protests News, Sports – Horse Racing News, News Feeds and News via Feedzilla.Walsh jumps to it but main rivals prepare away from prying eyes (independent)
It was a weekend when two of steeplechasing’s forgotten Titans finally put
their heads over the parapet, just in time to reassure their admirers that
they are ready to renew past depredations at the Cheltenham Festival.
| | Lybia Protests News, Sports – Horse Racing News, RSS and RSS Feed via Feedzilla.Celestial Halo boosts Mille Chief’s Cheltenham Festival Champion Hurdle claims (telegraph)
Celestial Halo provided a significant clue to the Champion Hurdle when he won
Sunday’s National Spirit Hurdle at Fontwell Park.
| | Lybia Protests News, Sports – Horse Racing News, News Feeds and News via Feedzilla.Hughes prepares National pair (britishhorseracing)
Dessie Hughes may give his two John Smith’s Grand National entries, Vic
Venturi and In Compliance, another outing before the big day at Aintree in
April following encouraging efforts this week.
In Compliance was an 18-length scorer at Thurles on Thursday while Vic Venturi
was fourth in the Bobbyjo Chase at Fairyhouse a day earlier on unsuitable
ground. Hughes is relying on these two in the world’s greatest steeplechase as
last year’s runner-up Black Apalachi is sidelined.
“It was good to see In Compliance back with a win,” said the County Kildare
trainer.
“It’s more than likely the Grand National next unless I think he needs another
run. He’ll certainly be going to Aintree but whether he runs again I don’t
know.
“I was pleased with Vic Venturi on ground he hated. He doesn’t like it heavy.
He stayed well and he jumped well. They just did him for speed over that trip.
“He may run before the National. Paddy (Flood) said he was just a little bit
rusty. Another chase might not do him any harm.
“If something suitable came up for the both of them about three weeks before
the race I might run them.”
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