Oscar Whisky has Welsh date

The William Hill Welsh Champion Hurdle at Ffos Las is next on the agenda for Oscar Whisky following his taking performance at Cheltenham on Saturday.

The six-year-old made a most impressive return to action against the likes of Celestial Halo and Karabak over two and a half miles, but his trainer Nicky Henderson is keen to try him back over the minimum trip.

“The plan always was and will remain Ffos Las for him,” Henderson told At The Races.

“He is owned by Dai Walters who is the supremo of Ffos Las, the founder and the inspiration behind it.

“Having got the Welsh Champion Hurdle (February 5) put on there, that is where we’re going to go.

“I was nervous whether he actually wanted the extra half-mile we gave him on Saturday, but he obviously got it very well and he was able to show a good turn of foot at the end.

“Personally, I’ve always thought he was a two-mile horse, so the obvious thing is to bring him back to two miles now and establish where he lives in that world.

“We can then see where we go after that.”