Alainn Handed Cheltenham Assignment Cailin Alainn has emerged as a fascinating contender for the Letheby And Christopher Chase at Cheltenham next weekend.Charles Byrnes' prolific eight-year-old mare has rattled up a six-race winning sequence in Ireland, with the last two victories coming at Grade One level.The County Limerick handler had been thinking of running his pride and joy in the Dr.P.J. Moriarty Novice Chase at Leopardstown on February 10, but he believes the experience she will pick up in the Prestbury Park contest, a major trial for the Gold Cup, will be invaluable come March.'She'll probably go to Cheltenham next week unless there is a change of plan,' said Byrnes.'She was going to go for the Moriarty, but I want to give her experience of the track so I think she'll come over for what used to be the Pillar over three miles and a furlong.'Looking ahead to the Festival she'll run in the Royal & SunAlliance. She hasn't even got an entry for the Gold Cup.'Cailin Alainn is as low as 8-1 second-favourite for the SunAlliance with Coral behind 7-2 market leader Denman.(C) PA Sport
