Moriarty in Le Vent's sights Le Vent D'Antan will be stepped up in class for his next outing, which is likely to be in the Dr PJ Moriarty Novice Chase at Leopardstown in February. Liz Doyle's five-year-old has always been highly regarded but it appears fences will be the making of him. He barely broke sweat in winning at Leopardstown at the weekend, but Doyle is unclear what trip he will want in time having won over two miles and three furlongs. "He's come out of it good, I couldn't be happier with him and he's eaten up. It seems like he didn't have a hard race," said Doyle. "I was delighted with his jumping and he'll now be given an entry in the PJ Moriarty. We'll dip our toe into graded class. "It appears that he loves Leopardstown. He's two from two there so that's in his favour and it should make our minds up about what trip he wants. "He was a bit short going to Naas, but what surprised me there was that he made two mistakes as he'd been foot-perfect at home. He's a big horse who takes a lot of work. "He'll need to up his game again and he still has a lot to learn. "People who know more than me say he's an Arkle type, but then I've spoken to others who say he'll want three miles. "I just think over two miles, if he makes a mistake he might not get back into it, so I'd prefer to keep him in his comfort zone."
