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Matty heading on summer break

Jazzy Matty Jazzy Matty
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Jazzy Matty is heading out to grass with connections eyeing another return to Cheltenham next year.

The chestnut has been a flag bearer for trainer Cian Collins, giving him a career highlight when winning the Grand Annual in 2025.

He was narrowly denied a follow-up success in the same race last month, when going down by just a nose to Martator.

The seven-year-old ended his campaign with a fine fifth-placed finish over timber at Aintree, in the William Hill Handicap Hurdle, and has earned a well-deserved break.

"He is in great form since Aintree and we are actually going to let him out tomorrow for a break,” said Collins.

“He had two hard races at Cheltenham and Aintree, so we'll mind him and we've no major plans with him at the moment.

"Obviously we'll aim for Cheltenham again next year. He is a different horse, a way better horse around there.

"He'll keep mixing it between fences and hurdles, it just keeps him interested. It seems to spark him up when he sees a fence after jumping hurdles. It seems to work, so we'll keep doing it."

About Donal Murphy
Donal graduated from Maynooth University in 2010 with a BBS in Equine Business and since attained a diploma in Sports Journalism from Dublin Business School. He holds a variety of roles in the horse racing industry, reporting for the Press Association and p2p.ie, while also working for SIS and the Tote. From Wexford, he is a keen runner and has completed over 100 parkruns at various locations around the country.