AIG Hurdle may be next on list for Accordion Etoile

PAUL NOLAN has outlined plans for his two exciting stars Accordion Etoile and Cloone River, who will probably both run once before the Cheltenham Festival.

The former leapt into the Smurfit Champion Hurdle picture when beating some of the leading two-milers in the Greatwood Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham.

One of a clutch of Irish-trained horses at the head of the market for the Prestbury Park feature, he could first be aimed towards the AIG Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on January 23.