Noland Set To Be Busy

Noland could be in for a busy fortnight, with trainer Paul Nicholls considering two more quick starts for the budding chaser before the spring festivals.

Earlier this week the gelding returned from nearly two year's absence to win his fencing debut at Folkestone, with his odds for the Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy collapsing.

Although owner John Hales is known to have reservations about taking Noland to Cheltenham with the loss at the track of his Granit Jack still painful, the race still remains a possibility.

'He's absolutely fine and I will be entering him in a couple of races next weekend,' said Nicholls.

'We could run him then and maybe a week later in the Kingmaker at Warwick. After that, I'll have a chat to John and we'll see what happens.'

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