Celestial Halo ends barren run

Celestial Halo will have other targets than the Cheltenham Festival despite enjoying a belated return to the winner's enclosure in the totesport.com National Spirit Hurdle at Fontwell today.

Celestial Halo ends barren run
Sun, 27 Feb, 2011 - 18:27

Celestial Halo will have other targets than the Cheltenham Festival despite enjoying a belated return to the winner's enclosure in the totesport.com National Spirit Hurdle at Fontwell today.

More a super-sub for trainer Paul Nicholls and owner Andy Stewart's leading stayer Big Buck's these days, the seven-year-old did land the 2008 Triumph Hurdle but had been on a losing run since November 2009.

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CourtsRacingHeathrowPlace: FontwellPlace: SussexPlace: WincantonPlace: Royal AscotPlace: NewburyPlace: TowcesterPlace: Hong KongPerson: Paul NichollsPerson: Andy StewartPerson: Big BuckPerson: MILLE CHIEFPerson: Harry SkeltonPerson: TrenchantPerson: KarabakPerson: Tony McCoyPerson: StewartPerson: Paul Nicholls'Person: NichollsPerson: OrnaisPerson: FullerPerson: Bunglasha LadyPerson: StaminaPerson: Warren GreatrexPerson: HarryPerson: Wayne HutchinsonPerson: GreatrexPerson: Gary MoorePerson: Fruity O'RooneyPerson: SARANDOPerson: Colin TizzardPerson: JoePerson: Jodie MogfordPerson: Quincy Des PictonsPerson: Richard JohnsonPerson: Tim VaughanPerson: TowcesterPerson: VincentianEvent: Cheltenham FestivalEvent: National Spirit HurdleEvent: World HurdleEvent: HurdleEvent: Queen Alexandra StakesEvent: London Pride Foxhunters TrialEvent: Handicap ChaseEvent: Handicap HurdleOrganisation: Racehorse SanctuaryOrganisation: Wildwood Golf ClubOrganisation: Translloyd Group
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