Sacundai booked his ticket for the Martell Aintree Hurdle next month with a facile victory in the 2m conditions hurdle at a well-attended Greenmount Park.
Those who backed the Edward O'Grady-trained gelding down to 2/9 at the off had their only anxious moment at the fourth last where Norman Williamson's mount narrowly avoided faller Light On The Broom.
The hot favourite was able to cruise home in the straight a distance clear of King Carew, with former Supreme Novices' Hurdle victor Sausalito Bay another distance back in third.
'He will go for the two and a half miler at Aintree, and that will be his last run of the season,' said O'Grady, who also had news of his two star novice hurdlers. Back In Front will be entered for both the novice and the Champion Hurdle at Punchestown, and we will keep our options open until nearer the time. 'Pizarro came out of his run at Cheltenham really well, and could go to Aintree for either the Grade 1 three mile novice or a two and a half mile race,' added O'Grady.
The Irish Grand National is the plan for Jenniferjo, who led two out and stayed on well for David Casey to hold the renewed challenge of I'vehadit by 1L in the Hugh McMahon Memorial Novice Chase.
'She was a bit off colour on Friday but she scoped clean on Saturday and we decided to let her take her chance,' said trainer Pat Fahy.
Filed by James McMahon
