Bindaree heads to Haydock

Bindaree has recovered from the after-effects of a crunching fall at Warwick and is on course for the Red Square Vodka Gold Cup at Haydock on February 28.

The 2002 Grand National winner will have just the one run before returning to Aintree, and his trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies said: “He was a bit stiff for about a week after his fall in the Tote Classic Chase but he is absolutely 100 per cent again and the Haydock race fits in nicely as far as another crack at the National is concerned.”

Bindaree had looked before Warwick to be as good as ever with a battling victory over Sir Rembrandt in the Coral Welsh National at Chepstow.

Meanwhile, Twiston-Davies has decided to keep his dual purpose horse Redemption to hurdles despite a disappointing performance from the gelding in the Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham last weekend.

Redemption has an entry in the Stayers’ Hurdle at the Festival and his trainer observed: “We were a bit disappointed with his run the other day but I think he stays and the plan is to run him in a handicap hurdle next and then review our options.

“But I hope he’ll be good enough to go for the Stayers’.”