NOEL FEHILY hopes to be back before the Cheltenham Festival as he prepares for surgery on his wrist injury.

Adrian Maguire defied a stomach upset to mark the second anniversary of his partnership with Ferdy Murphy by landing the Singer & Friedlander National Trial at Uttoxeter on Streamstown.

Tim Easterby has two exciting Cheltenham prospects on his hands after the latest successes of Barton and Turgeonev.