Williams taking watching brief on Festival run for Libberty Hunter
Ground will be key in the Cotswolds for leading Grand Annual fancy.
Ground conditions are set to have a major bearing on Libberty Hunter’s participation at the Cheltenham Festival next month. Trained by Evan Williams, the eight-year-old has made a bright start to his chasing career and having recovered from a fall on his fences bow by winning with ease at Wincanton on his second outing over the larger obstacles, landed a blow in a highly-competitive event at Prestbury Park on New Year’s Day. He claimed the scalp of Nigel Twiston-Davies’ Arkle-bound Matata on that occasion and is as short as 9-1 in places for the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual. However, with the best of Libberty Hunter’s form coming with soft underfoot conditions, Williams is willing to delay confirming the gelding’s participation until the going at the track becomes clearer.What a way to start our 2024 coverage! 🎆
Libberty Hunter wins the Close Brothers Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase#ITVRacing | @CheltenhamRaces pic.twitter.com/wKLBvg2wm1— ITV Racing (@itvracing) January 1, 2024
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