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Gilligan outlines long-term Galway Hurdle plan for Kings Hill

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Paul Gilligan has outlined a Galway Hurdle plan for Kings Hill who finshed ninth in the Supreme at the Cheltenham Festival.

The Kingston Hill gelding was successful in a Thurles maiden hurdle on his penultimate start and could take in Aintree next after his Prestbury Park run.

Gilligan said: "Kings Hill ran a really good race in the Supreme as the ground was gone for him. He wants good, proper nice ground and he ran a good race to be beaten just 15 lengths in a Grade 1, first time. 

"He might go to Aintree if the ground is nice and my long-term plan is maybe to get him into the Galway Hurdle off a light weight. I think it would suit him lovely and he is no slouch of a horse."

Additional reporting by Tom Weekes

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Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.