Enfant de Lune aims for Aintree

Cheltenham will arrive just a little too soon for Enfant de Lune, who could now head to Aintree in April following an uncomplicated 10-length victory at Lingfield.

Thu, 05 Mar, 2009 - 19:10

Cheltenham will arrive just a little too soon for Enfant de Lune, who could now head to Aintree in April following an uncomplicated 10-length victory at Lingfield.

A minor irritation had kept the white-faced chestnut off the course since a win at Doncaster 82 days earlier, blocking any elaborate plans for trainer Alan King or his owners the Million In Mind Partnership.

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CourtsRacingHeathrowPlace: AintreePlace: LingfieldPlace: DoncasterPlace: CheltenhamPlace: WincantonPlace: Killard PointPlace: GroomPlace: SandownPerson: Alan KingPerson: Robert ThorntonPerson: KingPerson: Noel WilliamsPerson: Anthony BromleyPerson: ThorntonPerson: Wayne HutchinsonPerson: TemoinPerson: Richard PhillipsPerson: Nicky HendersonPerson: HutchinsonPerson: Gentle RangerPerson: Phillips'Person: Gordon ClarksonPerson: Tom GeorgePerson: Andrew ThorntonPerson: Babe HeffronPerson: Caroline BaileyPerson: Lucy WadhamPerson: DominicPerson: ElsworthPerson: WadhamPerson: Cross KennonPerson: Jennie CandlishEvent: Bet Test MatchEvent: Forest Row Intermediate Open NH Flat RaceEvent: 2006 Long Walk HurdleEvent: ChaseEvent: Three Bridges Handicap ChaseEvent: Bet Cheltenham Festival - Betdaq Handicap ChaseEvent: Bet FA Cup Football - Betdaq Handicap HurdleEvent: Ashurst Wood Handicap HurdleOrganisation: Enfant de LuneOrganisation: AintreeOrganisation: CheltenhamOrganisation: Million In Mind PartnershipOrganisation: Million In Mind
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