Unaccompanied on target for Fly clash

Published at Jan 19, 2012, 7:59

Unaccompanied is set to take on Hurricane Fly at Leopardstown (January 29)before a possible crack at the StanJames.com Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham on March 13.

Dermot Weld's filly looked impressive at the Foxrock venue last month when beating Thousand Stars in the Grade 1 Istabraq Festival Hurdle.

Stan Cosgrove, racing manager for her owners, Moyglare Stud, said: "She is due to run in the Irish Champion Hurdle and then hopefully she will head on to Cheltenham. I think that Dermot is confident she can run well against Hurricane Fly and we have to take him on at some point.

"She was impressive in the Istabraq Festival Hurdle, when she was given a great ride by Paul Townend, and her run in the Triumph Hurdle last year was very good.

"She is better with a bit of give in the ground but she beat St Nicholas Abbey on the Flat last year and I can definitely see her as a contender for the Champion Hurdle."

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