Castello can step up on promising debut
A classy sort in bumpers, he made a winning start on the racecourse when beating Sunni May in April of last year, and was then thrown straight in at the deep end for his next start, at the 2016 Champion Bumper at Cheltenham. Despite the absence, he ran a superb race to finish fourth, beaten just three lengths behind Ballyandy.
Off another long break, he made his hurdling debut at Fairyhouse and, while his jumping wasn’t up to scratch, he finished a close third behind Runfordave. He should show improvement in that department, granted that experience, and can account for some useful rivals here, though smart flat horse Felix Mendelssohn may be the one to give him most to think about.
