Sam handed world mission

Lord Sam is set to revert to hurdling with connections already eyeing a crack at the Cheltenham Festival.

Sam handed world mission
Wed, 18 Jan, 2006 - 08:04

Lord Sam is set to revert to hurdling with connections already eyeing a crack at the Cheltenham Festival.

The 10-year-old last ran over the smaller obstacles when finishing third to subsequent dual Champion Hurdle winner Hardy Eustace in the 2003 Royal & SunAlliance Novices’ Hurdle.

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