Greatrex talks Cole Warren Greatrex is thinking of mixing novice chasing and hurdling next term with Cole Harden. Before then, however, Cole Harden will go for the Liverpool Stayers' Hurdle next month even though the 2015 World Hurdle hero will have to renew rivalry with Thistlecrack, who had Greatrex's stable star back in fourth when taking the crown in brilliant fashion at Cheltenham. "He ran his heart out. Obviously the winner is exceptional and the second is very good too. It was a shame he couldn't hang on to third," the Lambourn trainer told Racing UK. "It probably didn't help they watered the track the night before, but such is life. "The time was slower than he produced last year. Gavin (Sheehan) felt he ran as good as he did last year. "He'll go to Aintree now. I was hoping Thistlecrack wouldn't go there. I was hoping he was going to go straight to Punchestown. He's going to go there as well. "If he gets prize money, that's fine. You never know, some horses can have an off day, but he's come out of the race well. "The plan initially was to go chasing next year. We might mix and match a bit. We might even go chasing and stay hurdling. "It's just the way he races. He puts a lot into his races and I don't want him to have a hard time all the time. "Going novice chasing early doors, you would like to think there'd be a couple of easy opportunities which would give him confidence."
