Cloudy fine after Easter setback

Cloudy Lane is to be put away for the season with a view to being prepared for the John Smith’s Grand National next year following a fruitless trip to Ireland.

The seven-year-old is reported to be none the worse for his run in the Irish Grand National on Monday when he unseated his rider Tony Dobbin at the third-last fence after being badly hampered.

“He’s come back well and I think he’s probably finished for the season now,” Ginger McCain, assistant trainer to his son, Donald jnr, told At The Races.