Henry de Bromhead aims Monalee at RSA Novices’ Chase

Henry de Bromhead has confirmed the RSA Insurance Novices’ Chase as the preferred Cheltenham Festival target for Monalee.

The seven-year-old bounced back from a heavy fall at Leopardstown over Christmas when landing the Flogas Novice Chase at the inaugural Dublin Racing Festival a month ago.

That first Grade One success came over two miles and five furlongs and he holds an entry in the two-and-a-half-mile JLT Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham, but De Bromhead is keen to see his charge return to an extended three miles in the RSA unless testing conditions prevail.