Galway on the agenda again for Cuan Cuan Na Grai could return to the Galway Festival this summer after opening his account over fences at Killarney last week. The eight-year-old had not visited the winner's enclosure since landing the 2006 Guinness Galway Hurdle, and was an early faller on his chasing debut at Navan in February. However, he put all that behind him with an 11-length victory in a beginners' chase at the scenic Co. Kerry venue, that has his trainer Paul Nolan again thinking of Galway. 'There's a nice novice chase for him in Roscommon in about a fortnight's time. Hopefully the weather will pick up a bit, we've had awful rain in the last week again,' said the County Wexford handler. 'We'll then think about the Galway Festival. There's a two-mile novice chase there we would look at, all being well.' Nolan could keep Noble Prince busy after the French import continued his recent good run by winning a two-and-a-half-mile hurdle at Punchestown on Tuesday evening. 'We probably went to war a bit quick with him when we brought him over from France. But he's come on, and his last three runs have been very good. We'll take a look at the entries as he loses his novice status in about November, because he won before the end of the season.' 'We might as well take advantage and make hay while the sun shines if the ground remains safe, with a good cut in it. I would not like to take a chance with this fellow on good, good to firm ground,' added Nolan.
