Alner looks on bright side

THE LISTENER has been given a clean bill of health on his return from Ireland.

Tue, 13 Feb, 2007 - 00:00
Thomas Deane

Robert Alner’s grey finished a gallant second behind Beef Or Salmon in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown on Saturday, having looked set to score until tiring late on.

Alner says the race did not take too much out of him, however, and connections will now prepare him for the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup on March 16.

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