BARTON WELL ON ROAD TO RECOVERY Owner Stan Clarke reports Barton to be in good form as he continues his recovery from injury. The gelding, impressive winner of the Royal & SunAlliance Hurdle at Cheltenham in 1998, missed all last season with a tendon injury. Clarke expects him to return to trainer Tim Easterby`s Malton stable at the end of the month. 'He`s very well,' Clarke said. 'He`s not up at Tim`s yet, he`s on the roads in Warwickshire. 'I`m sending another one up there called Barton Saint, a nice five-year-old South African horse. 'They`ll be going up to Tim I should think at the end of this month.' Clarke did not wish to comment on the transfer of 1997 Grand National winner Lord Gyllene from Steve Brookshaw to Martin Pipe`s stable. But the owner is looking forward to the winter as his jump string begin moving to their respective stables. 'Toto Toscato has gone down to Alan King`s - he`s in great nick,' Clarke added. 'I understand Star To The North is in work now at Ferdy Murphy`s. 'And I`ve sent a very nice horse, that won its point-to-point, called Barton Nick up to Andy Streeter so we`re going to be sending quite a few horses out.'
