Meade Double-Handed in Hatton's Grace Noel Meade will be double-handed in Sunday's Bar One Racing Hatton's Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse. The handler has confirmed last year's winner Aitmatov and Muirhead to be on target for the Grade One contest. "Aitmatov was late coming back to us and came back very heavy and very gross and it took a while to get him fit," the trainer said. "When he had his first run back at Navan he needed it very badly. Hopefully he has come on for it and he's worked well since and looks in good shape. "The better the ground on Sunday the better his chance." Muirhead will be returning to the track for the first time since finishing twelth behind Captain Cee Bee in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham in March. "He is also in great shape. He hasn't run since Cheltenham but is in great form and we're very happy with him," Meade confirme. "His only defeat was at the Festival where he didn't settle in and feed well. We had problems running into the race trying to keep him looking well and feeding. He has been very good back here."
