It's not often a 2016 Classic winner would have the 2017 Cheltenham Festival as his aim but that is what could be in store for Wicklow Brave (GB) (Beat Hollow {GB}). The Willie Mullins trained gelding famously turned over the long odds-on shot Order Of St George (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the G1 Palmerstown Estate Irish St Leger at The Curragh last year and owner Nick Peacock is hoping he can revert to hurdles successfully at Cheltenham in March where he also proved victorious back in 2015. “He is absolutely fine and I'm not sure what we're going to do with him yet, said Peacock. “It's a possibility he may turn up at Cheltenham. If he doesn't go there I suppose we could look at the Yorkshire Cup or something like that. I think he's been entered for the Dubai Gold Cup, but I'm not sure about that. The ground is very fast at Meydan and I think Wicklow prefers a bit of cut.” Wicklow Brave was last seen in Flemington in November when he finished towards the rear in the G1 Melbourne Cup, his chance not helped by racing too aggressively too early from a wide draw.
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