Fergal O’Brien’s Crambo might head straight to the Cheltenham Competition after doing his connections proud within the Lengthy Stroll over the festive interval.
The seven-year-old claimed Grade One glory at Ascot on December 23 after popping out on high in a titanic tussle with staying stalwart Paisley Park.
The prolonged three-mile contest was rightly hailed as one in all better of the races season thus far and victory was significantly significant to former jockey Noel Fehily, who bred the winner and is the racing supervisor to proprietor Chris Giles.
Fehily additionally did the early work with Crambo and takes him for pre-training forward of every season, which means his involvement with the promising stayer runs even deeper nonetheless.
The Saddler Maker gelding is presently a ten/1 probability for the Paddy Energy Stayers’ Hurdle on the Competition in March and will not run once more beforehand.
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Johnny Burke smiles as he discusses his profitable experience on Crambo
“Crambo is doing properly, I am presuming he’ll go straight to Cheltenham, however I’ve but to speak to Fergal about it,” Fehily stated. “It was nice to see him do this, that was a mighty race between him and Paisley Park – we had been very pleased with him.
“I bred him and I had the mare, so it is beautiful to see one you have recognized from day one go and win at that degree.
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Coach Fergal O’Brien loved one in all his greatest winners at Ascot as Crambo delivered Group One glory within the Lengthy Stroll Hurdle
“We broke him, pre-trained him, we pre-train him yearly earlier than he goes again to Fergal’s.
“He is an absolute pleasure to take care of, he is a dude of a horse. He goes out, does his factor, he is so easy.”