(right). “He was impressive and fair play to the lads in Ireland who had this horse as they really buzzed him up and talked a lot about him,” the winning trainer said
“He beat a good horse at Uttoxeter and I had him down as a Challow Hurdle horse. I knew I had to get a second run into him before the Challow but I ran him back too quickly at Newcastle. That was my fault.
“He’s still green but he’s always looked like a good horse. “Cheltenham has got to be highly considered and I’d imagine he’ll be entered for the Ballymore and the Albert Bartlett.”
DAN SKELTON is not committing to a trip to Cheltenham for Beakstown despite his impressive success in the Ballymore Leamington Novices’ Hurdle at Warwick yesterday.The Irish point-to-point graduate made a successful hurdling debut at Uttoxeter in November but suffered a short-priced defeat on his latest outing at Newcastle. He was a 6-1 shot stepping up to Grade Two level and there was plenty to like about the way he went about his business, ultimately coming home three-and-threequarter lengths clear of Stoney Mountain under the trainer’s brother, Harry