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Nolan looking forward to Punchestown despite Feet Of A Dancer absence

Paul Nolan confirmed Feet Of A Dancer misses PunchestownPaul Nolan confirmed Feet Of A Dancer misses Punchestown
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While confirming that one of his stable stars, Feet Of A Dancer, will miss the festival, trainer Paul Nolan is very much looking forward to Punchestown.

Speaking at Bellewstown on Saturday, the Wexford man said: "Unfortunately, we won't be bringing Feet Of A Dancer - she had to have an operation a couple of weeks ago.

"We'll have a couple of chances in handicaps.

"We have one still entered in a Grade One (The Big Clubman) and he's possibly not good enough at that level, but he has been placed in a graded race, and he was second in Newbury. He's not a bad horse, but he is probably not good enough for the Grade One so we'll see - he will be entered in a handicap as well and we'll see where we go from there.

"We will hopefully have a nice horse to run in the Land Rover, and he will run respectably if we decide to run him."

Nolan also has two entries in the Goffs Defender Bumper.

Additional reporting by Michael Graham.

About John O'Riordan
John has worked for the Press Association since 2022. He also writes a weekly column for The Irish Field and is a regular contributor to the Irish Racing Yearbook. He has previously written for the Racing Post, Irish Examiner and Irish Daily Mirror. He has been involved in racing for over three decades; having experience as a syndicate member, sole owner and breeder.