O´Dwyer looking to go out in style

Conor O´Dwyer is hoping for a fairytale farewell aboard Hardy Eustace in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

O´Dwyer has decided this will be his last Festival as a jockey as his fledging training career continues to go from strength to strength.

He is one of an elite band of jockeys who have won both the Champion Hurdle and Gold Cup twice, thanks to the exploits of Hardy Eustace, Imperial Call and War Of Attrition.

However, as his new career gathers pace, O´Dwyer has decided to devote more time to training and is already having to expand his yard in County Kildare.

"I haven´t decided on a date to stop riding yet but I just know that I won´t get to next Cheltenham," said O´Dwyer.

"I´ll probably pack in after Punchestown or Fairyhouse but I need to devote more time to the training because it is going so well.

"The training needs more attention and as one job is the future and the other is in the past, something had to go. Life moves on.

"I´ve got 30 in at the minute and I´m having to build another 10 boxes - it´s going better than I could have expected and it needs my full attention.

"It would be nice to go out with a winner on Hardy though.

"It´s up in the air whether he truly stays the three miles because the Ascot race was a bit of a mess but he loves the pace and comes alive at Cheltenham.

"Realistically, he looked to have a big ask in the Champion this year so it (World Hurdle) looked the obvious place to go.

"He won the SunAlliance Hurdle (now known as the Ballymore Properties Novices´ Hurdle) as a young horse and he´s so relaxed there is no reason why he won´t get it.

"If you take Inglis Drever out, it is not a vintage race and there are doubts surrounding him. Either way, I´ll enjoy it."