Steps misses Dundalk

Six-year-old heading towards Festival curtain-raiser

Last Updated: February 16, 2012 1:20pm

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Jessica Harrington: Charge heads straight to Festival

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Jessica Harrington says Steps To Freedom will miss Dundalk on Friday and go straight to the Supreme Novices' at Cheltenham.

The six-year-old completed a hat-trick of victories over timber at Prestbury Park in November and he is now towards the head of the market for the Festival curtain-raiser.

Harrington had suggested her charge would make an appearance on the all-weather this week, but she has had a change of heart.

The trainer said: "Everything is fine and we've just decided that we'll go straight to Cheltenham.

"We just thought about it and thought we'd go straight there."