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Supreme Novices' Hurdle: Freedom bypasses Dundalk run
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16 February 2012 /
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Steps To Freedom will head straight to Cheltenham.
Jessica Harrington has decided against running Steps To Freedom at Dundalk on Friday and he will now head straight to next month's Supreme Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham...
The six-year-old completed a hat-trick of victories over timber at Prestbury Park in November and he is now towards the head of the market for the Festival curtain-raiser.
Harrington had suggested her charge would make an appearance on the all-weather this week, but she has had a change of heart.
The trainer said: "Everything is fine and we've just decided that we'll go straight to Cheltenham.
"We just thought about it and thought we'd go straight there."
Steps To Freedom, rated 144p by Timeform, currently trades at [11.0] for the Supreme Novices' Hurdle.
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