Harty pleased with Captain Cee Bee’s progress
The Supreme Novices’ Hurdle victor was sidelined after being pulled up at Aintree in early April, but Harty reports the seven-year-old to be in fine shape and on course to make his chasing debut.
“The Captain has been back for a while. He’s in great form and the leg problem he had has, touch wood, not given him any problems,” the Curragh trainer told At The Races.
“I don’t know when we’ll see him on the track but we schooled him the other day over fences and he was perfect.
“I won’t hazard a guess where, but he’ll run well before Christmas. There’s a lot to be excited about for the season ahead.”
Meanwhile Jumbo Rio is going to try his luck in Auteuil again following his victory at Limerick a week ago.
The four-year-old made a triumphant return from a three-month break after winning at Tipperary in July, having finished second in two visits to the Paris track earlier in the summer.
“We’re getting him ready to run in a big hurdle race on November 15 at Auteuil,” trainer Edward O’Grady told At The Races. “I was going to run him in a big race at Tipperary the Sunday before that, but it seems wiser to duck older horses when the opportunity arises.
“It’s much the better if you can keep four-year-olds in their own age group. After France he might run at Leopardstown over Christmas.”
