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Sound set to miss Thyestes

Gordon Elliott reports Beautiful Sound unlikely to take his chance in the rearranged Connolly's Red Mills Thyestes Chase at Gowran Park on Friday.

The lightly-raced nine-year-old has won two of his three starts this winter and the County Meath trainer is thinking of saving the Gigginstown House Stud-owned gelding for a spring campaign.

"I'll have to talk it over with owners, but at the moment I think we might give it a miss," Elliott told At The Races.

"He's a big, lean horse and we'll freshen him up for another couple of weeks. He could be a horse for the staying handicap chases later in the year."

However, Elliott intends running Tharawaat in the P J Foley Memorial EBF Novice Chase at that meeting.

"He's going for the race that was called off last weekend. He's in good nick and hopefully he can run a big race," he added.