Rubi Light to be given a break Rubi Light has been roughed off for the season after disappointing at Clonmel last week. Trainer Robbie Hennessy gave his stable star a spin over hurdles in the hope it would rekindle his enthusiasm, but he trailed home a well-beaten last of five runners. Rubi Light, a Grade One winner in his prime, holds an entry in the Crabbie's Grand National but that will now be bypassed. Hennessy said: "He's finished now for the season. He's just not been sparking. He burst (a blood vessel) at Leopardstown in December, but we thought we'd give him a chance at Clonmel. "Andrew (Lynch, jockey) said he was never travelling so we'll give him six months and get him right again. "He had a great first run back at Gowran, but he's clearly not 100 per cent right. "He'll be taken out (of the National) on Tuesday, but there's always next year."
