Menorah to undergo check up Philip Hobbs believes Menorah is better than he showed when beaten into fifth in Tuesday's Stan James Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham. The six-year-old returned to Prestbury Park unbeaten in three course starts having won the Supreme Novices' Hurdle a year ago and the Greatwood and International Hurdle this season. But he proved no match for the smooth-travelling Hurricane Fly, and Hobbs will give his charge a thorough check-up before deciding if he runs again before the end of the campaign. "He seems all right this morning but he just didn't finish his race and I have a feeling he ran below-par," said Hobbs. "We'll see how he is and have a look at him. Without looking at the programme book properly, I'd say it's most likely he'll go to Punchestown, but we'll have to see nearer the time."
