Chasing beckons for Rock Kitten Rock is set to pursue a career over fences next season following his fine effort in the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham. Edward O'Grady's five-year-old racked up four successive victories before the Festival and was far from disgraced in finishing sixth, beaten just under 10 lengths by Faugheen. O'Grady is not planning to run the JP McManus-owned youngster again this season and is already looking forward to seeing him in action over larger obstacles next term. He said: "He's come back home safe and well and I think it was the best performance he's produced up to now. "He was always going to be difficult to place this season, because of his age, but he's won four of his last five races. "We were keen to put a ceiling on his season by running at Cheltenham and I think he coped with it well. "He won't go to Punchestown. That was never on the agenda. "It was always going to be either Cheltenham or Fairyhouse and now we've been to Cheltenham, we're happy to put him away and look forward to going chasing with him next season. "There won't be many higher-rated hurdlers going chasing, I don't think, so we'd be hopeful he'll have another good season ahead of him. "Hopefully there's lots to look forward to."
