Fish On The Easy List

Mad Fish will be put away for the remainder of the campaign as connections mull plans for next season.

The Willie Mullins-trained five-year-old was sent off the well-supported 4-1 favourite for the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham, having previously run Aranleigh to five lengths on his debut in January.

Despite travelling well for much of the contest, Mad Fish eventually weakened to finish a close-up eighth of 24.

He was subsequently discovered to be suffering from an infection, however, and will now be given plenty of time to make a full recovery.

'He won't run again this season so we're just going to put him away for the next one now,' said Mullins.

'I don't know what I'm doing with him next year but I imagine I might go back for a bumper, but we'll just have to wait and see.'

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