Cyclone back in action at Thurles Shark Hanlon expects Hidden Cyclone to improve for his first outing of the season in the John Meagher Memorial Chase at Thurles on Thursday. The son of Stowaway performed admirably in defeat when tackling ultra-competitive events last term, including when finishing second to Dynaste in the Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival. That performance saw him sent off favourite for the Champion Chase at Punchestown, but his race ended when he fell at the fifth fence, and Hanlon sees a clear round as a priority on his return to action in County Tipperary. Hanlon said: "The most important thing is that he puts in a clean round of jumping. "The horse is in good form and he's done a nice bit of work, but he will definitely improve for the run. "A target at Christmas appears to be the long-term plan, although the plan remains fluid at present. "There are some nice pots to go for at Christmas, which would include Leopardstown, but there are no set targets at the minute." Hidden Cyclone is the star turn among eight runners in tomorrow's Listed feature. His closest rival on official ratings is John Ryan's admirable veteran Foildubh, while Home Farm makes his debut for Henry de Bromhead having previously been trained by Arthur Moore to finish third in the 2013 Irish Grand National. Leading owners Gigginstown House Stud are represented by Folsom Blue, trained by Conor O'Dwyer. Some Tikket, Letter Of Credit, Maggio and Sadler'sflaure complete the field.
