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.

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.