Fehily hoping State Of Play can provide National delight
Day one at Cheltenham was supposed to centre around Ruby. It did but it was the Fehily-ridden Rock On Ruby rather than the Ruby Walsh-ridden ‘good thing’ Hurricane Fly who took the glory by claiming a shock victory in the Champion Hurdle. Four weeks on the man from Castletownkenneigh in Co. Cork is still basking in the glow of a deserved big-race win.
‘‘We’re still living on that one. It was a great victory and I’m still on a high after it,’’ he says. ‘‘Without a doubt it was my best day in racing. You dream of winning Champion Hurdles but you never think it’s going to happen so it was a wonderful day.