Aran plans hinge on Deloitte test

NOEL MEADE is set to establish which race Aran Concerto will run in at the Cheltenham Festival after the Deloitte Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown on Saturday.

Thu, 08 Feb, 2007 - 00:00
Nick Robson

The highly-regarded six-year-old is favourite for the Ballymore Properties Novices’ Hurdle over two miles and five furlongs but also figures prominently in the betting for the Anglo Irish Bank Supreme Novices’ Hurdle over an extended two miles.

But with Saturday’s race taking place over two miles, two furlongs, Meade thinks it will give him a big pointer to the gelding’s Festival target.

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