Nolan mapping Prince plan Paul Nolan is considering the plan of attack with Noble Prince following another excellent effort in defeat at Leopardstown last week. The eight-year-old landed the inaugural Jewson Novices' Chase at last season's Cheltenham Festival and a return to Prestbury Park for the Ryanair Chase is very much on his agenda. He has been running with credit over shorter distances so far this season, winning at Naas and chasing home Big Zeb twice, most recently in Leopardstown's Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase. "He's finished second again but we were delighted with the run and obviously he is going to benefit from a step up in trip again," said Nolan. "Having said that, Tony (McCoy) got off him the other day and said it would also have suited him better if they'd gone a faster pace. "In the two-mile conditions races in Ireland they don't seem to go as fast as they do in England, and that doesn't really help him. "The Ryanair Chase will be his target - that will be his only entry at Cheltenham. "I'll have a chat with the owner in the next couple of days and decide whether he's going to run again before Cheltenham and if he is, where that will be. "There are options for him over all sorts of different trips, so I'll have a chat with the owner and see which way we're going to go."
