Brassil aims Longhouse Poet at Naas Grade 1 Cheltenham Festival winning trainer Martin Brassil will be hoping to unearth another potential leading novice hurdler as Longhouse Poet features in a field of seven for the Grade 1 Lawlor's Of Naas Novice Hurdle. Brassil landed the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham last season with City Island and carrying the same colours of Sean and Bernardine Mulryan, the Curragh-based trainer appears to have another smart prospect on his hands in the shape of Longhouse Poet. Longhouse Poet will be aiming to lower the colours of the unbeaten Envoi Allen in what looks a stellar renewal of the Lawlor's Of Naas Novice Hurdle and Brassil is hopeful of a good showing from the six-year-old. "Longhouse Poet won his maiden nicely and he is probably going into the deep-end a little in a Grade 1 against experienced horses," Brassil said. "The trip will suit him and we'll find out his level on Sunday. "Naas is a good honest staying track and he seems to be that type of horse that wants two and a half miles and a track like Naas."
