Stellar Story can make winning start to life over fences at Fairyhouse
STELLAR EFFORT: Stellar Story and Sam Ewing (white cap) en route to winning the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle at this year's Cheltenham Festival. Picture: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images
Stellar Story, winner of the Grade One Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle at this year's Cheltenham Festival, makes his chasing debut in the Irish National Hunt Steeplechase CLG Beginners’ Chase on Tuesday afternoon’s card in Fairyhouse and the classy sort should have little trouble making an immediate mark.
Before making his track debut, he contested two point-to-points. He unseated his rider on the first of them, a race which was won by subsequent National Hunt Chase winner Corbetts Cross, and won the second of them, beating Potters Party. It also took him two goes to win his first bumper, but he got off the mark over hurdles at the first attempt and has been found a good opportunity to do likewise over fences. A decent round of jumping should suffice.
