Zaarito Options Colm Murphy is toying between a maiden and the Grade One paddypower.com Future Champions Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown's four-day Christmas meeting for the next appearance of Zaarito. The six-year-old, third in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival, was short-headed by Oscar Looby on his debut over jumps at Navan two weeks ago. "It's a possibility he'll go for the Grade One, but he'll probably be entered in the maiden hurdle there as well," said the County Wexford trainer. "He'll run in one or the other but I'm not sure yet which one. "If there was a chance the Grade One might cut up we might let him run there - if not, we'll go for the maiden hurdle with him. "He ran well enough first time but I'd like to think he'd improve a fair bit for that - Matt (O'Connor) wasn't too hard on him."
