Aintree more likely for Article

Trainer Edward O'Grady has revealed plans for his promising and unbeaten gelding The Real Article, mentioning Aintree as a target rather than Cheltenham.

The six-year-old has been given an entry in Cheltenham's Supreme Novices' Hurdle but is far from certain to line up at this stage.

"He will probably run at the end of February or more likely early March," said O'Grady.

"His entry in the Supreme is more of a 'just in case' entry than anything else and the chances are that he might be more likely to go to Aintree.

"That was my original plan but trainers can change their minds, so we'll see.

"He'll work fairly soon and then we'll decide where we run him. If he ran at the end of February, then the possibility of running at Cheltenham would certainly be live. But if he doesn't run until the end of March, then Aintree would be the more obvious place to go.

"He's won four out of four and we decided to give him a break to wait for the better ground. It's a pity really as he's missing all the Graded races that I would love to be running him in, but at the same time I'm happy it was the correct decision as he's definitely a better horse on better ground."