Hidden Cyclone set for spin round Foxrock Top-class chaser Hidden Cyclone is set for a spin on the Flat at Leopardstown next week ahead of a potential tilt at the Galway Hurdle. Shark Hanlon's stable star has been placed at Grade One level on a number of occasions over fences and claimed a long overdue victory in the Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown in February. He disappointed at the Cheltenham and Punchestown Festivals in the spring, but freshened up after a break, Hanlon reports his 10-year-old in rude health ahead of what would be his first ever start under Flat Rules in the Leopardstown Club Membership Maiden on Thursday. Hanlon said: "We're just giving him a run on the Flat to sharpen him up as we're thinking of going for the Galway Hurdle with him. "He's in great form at the moment and I think last season was the first time he's finished a season without an injury. He had a nice break after Punchestown, the weather was very good and he thrived. "I don't know whether he'll be fit enough to win at Leopardstown, but he'll definitely go there as long as there's no firm in the ground. "Nothing is set in stone, but the Galway Hurdle is something we're looking at seriously as it's worth a lot of money this year and he'll be 25- or 20lb lower over hurdles than he is over fences." Other interesting names in contention for the same Leopardstown contest include the Willie Mullins-trained Diakali, last seen finishing fourth in the French Champion Hurdle, and his brother Tom's 11-year-old veteran Tavern Times.
