Siege set for Naas start Siege Of Ennis is likely to run at Naas on Sunday in order to extend his options at the Cheltenham Festival. Eddie Harty´s progressive sort has only had two starts over hurdles to date, winning at Leopardstown most recently. As a four-year-old, he could run in the Triumph Hurdle or the Fred Winter Juvenile Hurdle at the Festival, with a handicap mark required for the latter. "The reason he´s going to run is to get a handicap mark," said Harty. "I haven´t made my mind up which race at Naas he will run in, we´ll make our minds up nearer the time and we´ll keep our options open. "He likes to get his toe in, he´s not a horse that needs good ground. He´s a tough horse and it will give us a nice little break to ease off and freshen him up for Cheltenham - whichever race we go for. "His form is working out well so we´ll have a sit down when the weights come out to decide which race to go for (Triumph or Fred Winter). "It won´t matter taking on the older horses this weekend, it´s just the way it has worked out and he has to have a run if we are going to go for the handicap."
