Albert Bartlett fits bill for Adrimel
Festival’s three-mile novice ‘might be the right race for him’.
Tom Lacey is leaning towards the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle next week as he goes in search of his first Cheltenham Festival success with Adrimel. The six-year-old’s sole defeat in six outings under Rules came in the Champion Bumper at the showpiece meeting 12 months ago. He booked his return ticket with a gutsy success in the Grade Two Leamington Novices’ Hurdle at Warwick in January when conceding a penalty, and Lacey feels a further step up in trip will bring out even more improvement. “I’d probably be leaning towards the Albert Bartlett (over the Ballymore), because it looks the weaker of the two races, though we will just follow the weather a bit,” he said.👊 Tough attitude
Adrimel maintains his unbeaten record over hurdles and scrambles home for Grade 2 success in the Ballymore Leamington Novices’ Hurdle under @dickyjohnson77 for trainer @tflacey pic.twitter.com/uT47npEzIF— Warwick Racecourse (@WarwickRaces) January 16, 2021
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