Punchestown target for Won In The Dark

Triumph Hurdle third Won In The Dark will bid to secure another Grade One success in the Eventus Marquees Champion Four-Year-Old Hurdle at Punchestown on April 26.

Sabrina Harty’s gelding won at the highest level on Boxing Day and finished less than five lengths behind Celestial Halo and Franchoek at the Cheltenham Festival last month.

“Won In The Dark is heading for the Champion Four-Year-Old Hurdle and is in good form at home,” said Harty.

“We couldn’t have been happier with him at Cheltenham. He took the travelling very well but we were disappointed that the ground came up a bit tacky for him.

“Hopefully it will be nice ground come Punchestown. He’ll probably just be worked at home.

“He’s on target at the moment and I couldn’t be happier with him.”

Along with his Cheltenham conquerors, Won In The Dark is among 32 entries for the valuable two-miler.

Aintree Festival winners Binocular and Pierrot Lunaire also feature among an intriguing list of possibles, 10 of which are British-trained.