News Sort It Out takes Cheltenham Festival plunge for Eddie Harty

Sort It Out takes Cheltenham Festival plunge for Eddie Harty

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Trainer Eddie Harty has confirmed Sort It Out an intended runner in the Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

The nine-year-old, owned by JP McManus, is as low as 10-1 for the Grade Three on Thursday week following an encouraging return to hurdling at Punchestown last month.

Harty said: "Sort It Out will travel over and is in good form. He came out of Punchestown very well and I'm really happy with him at the minute."

The trainer continued: "He's got 4lb more from the English handicapper, but we can't do anything about that.

"He's in the race and we'll box on to Cheltenham."

Sort It Out has won four times over hurdles and already has significant Cheltenham Festival experience, having finished second in the 2015 County Hurdle.