All eyes on Aranleigh on jumping debut

TONY MULLINS takes the wraps off potential Cheltenham Festival candidate Aranleigh in the Porters’ Saddlery Maiden Hurdle at Gowran Park this afternoon.

The five-year-old is certainly a high-class horse in the making and a decent round of jumping should see him prove too strong for this opposition.

He began by taking a Fairyhouse bumper back in January, slamming Mad Fish by five lengths. Mad Fish carried a big reputation into that contest, went off at 4-7, but the selection ran away from him in the closing stages to score by five lengths.