Nicky Henderson may have his sights trained on one objective with Binocular, which is to win the Stan James Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham next March, but Alan Fleming is not looking that far ahead.
Henderson may be preparing for the core part of the jumps season with a yard that has wall-to-wall Festival material but Fleming has to cut his cloth according to the slightly less plush fabric at his yard at Beare Green in Surrey. Starluck is the stable star and will be starting his third season over hurdles with the Grade One stanjames.com ‘Fighting Fifth’ Hurdle, at Newcastle in November, a possible early-season target.
To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Starluck-ready-for-Fighting-Fifth-Hurdle-but-not-go-for-Go-Native-a30541
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