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Colin McBratney is organising Carsonstown Boy's campaign around another crack at the Foxhunter Chase

Image: Cheltenham target for Carsonstown Boy

Colin McBratney is organising Carsonstown Boy's campaign around another crack at the Foxhunter Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

Runner-up to Tammys Hill last March, the 10-year-old returned to action last Sunday in a point-to-point at Corbeagh House, in County Longford, in which he pleased connections when finishing fourth.

McBratney intends to follow the same route as last season and have Carsonstown Boy in peak condition for Prestbury Park.

"He's come out of the race well," said the County Down handler.

"He needed the run badly. It's just that we're a bit behind this year because the ground has been so firm,

"He was only beaten about 12 lengths so we were very happy with him.

"He'll run again in three weeks. We're just training him again for Cheltenham.

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"He'll run again this side of Christmas, then go to Thurles for the hunter chase he won last year in January and then he'll probably go to Armagh (Farmaclaffley) for the point-to-point he won last year before he went to Cheltenham.

"That's the plan."

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