Hurdling come back for Clan

CLAN ROYAL is set to make his seasonal reappearance in the bet365 Handicap Hurdle at Wetherby tomorrow.

Connections have chosen the extended two and a half mile contest as the ideal starting point for the 11-year-old, who could once again be aimed at the John Smith’s Grand National.

Jonjo O’Neill’s charge finished runner-up to Amberleigh House in 2004 and was third to Numbersixvalverde this year, while 2005 saw him carried out at Becher’s second time when leading the field.