Junior set for lengthy break

JUNIOR will have a well-deserved summer holiday before being aimed at the John Smith’s Grand National.

The eight-year-old, trained by David Pipe, was feeling the effects of a long season when disappointing in last week’s Ascot Stakes, which he had won 12 months ago.

Winner of the Kim Muir at this year’s Cheltenham Festival, connections are already looking ahead to next year’s Aintree showpiece.