Sam handed world mission
Lord Sam is set to revert to hurdling with connections already eyeing a crack at the Cheltenham Festival.
The 10-year-old last ran over the smaller obstacles when finishing third to subsequent dual Champion Hurdle winner Hardy Eustace in the 2003 Royal & SunAlliance Novices’ Hurdle.
Trainer Victor Dartnall then sent Lord Sam chasing but he has not scored over fences since winning a Grade Three event at Punchestown in 2004.
Dartnall told the Racing Post: “His next run will be over hurdles and depending on how he performs, he could contest the World Hurdle.
Lord Sam also holds an entry in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.
