Harrington ponders Haydock date for Freedom

Next month’s Swinton Hurdle at Haydock is a possible option for Steps To Freedom after trainer Jessica Harrington decided against running him at the Punchestown Festival.

A high-class novice hurdler last season, the seven-year-old has since been consigned to running on the Flat due to his need for a sound surface.

He was beaten just a couple of lengths by the high-class Parish Hall in the Alleged Stakes at the Curragh earlier this month.