Agus A Vic set for Thyestes Pat Martin has his sights set on the Connolly's Red Mills Thyestes Chase with Agus A Vic at Gowran Park next Thursday. Last seen finishing a fine fourth in the Paddy Power Chase at Leopardstown over Christmas, the 10-year-old is set to swerve Cheltenham in March and has the Irish National as a long-term target. "He is on target for the Thyestes and will work tomorrow morning. If that goes OK, he will go to Gowran," said Martin, whose charge is 10-1 co-second favourite of three with Paddy Power. "He is very good and has come out of the Paddy Power well. He seemed to lack a bit of a turn of foot when they quickened on the far side, but he stayed on in the straight and it was a pretty encouraging run. "He goes on pretty much everything, although a bit of ease helps and he doesn't like gluey ground, but that probably applies to most horses. "I would hope that he goes to the Thyestes with a good chance as I was delighted with his run in the Paddy Power, which is an ultra-competitive handicap. "As I said, he stayed on well in the straight but all of these big handicap chases are competitive and I just hope he does run well. "He will not be going to Cheltenham, but I am hoping that he runs in the Irish National which he was fifth in last year on his first time in a handicap."
