Decent ground required by Concorde Dermot Weld is confident Champion Bumper hero Silver Concorde will come good on better ground following a short-priced reverse on his hurdling debut at Leopardstown last week. Having bounded up the hill to clinch victory at last year's Cheltenham Festival and filled the runner-up spot in the Punchestown equivalent, the six-year-old made a successful reappearance on the Flat at Navan in early October. He was sent off at odds of 1-3 for his jumping bow, but had to settle for the runner-up spot. Weld said: "I wasn't disappointed with Silver Concorde as it was his first time over hurdles and he is a good-ground horse and hasn't ever won on heavy ground. "He'll run again whenever he gets decent ground - it won't be good ground, but he could run next in February." Silver Concorde is a best priced 25-1 for the Supreme Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham in March.
