Sadlers impresses at Navan Sadlers Wings staked his claim as a serious contender for novice hurdle honours at the Cheltenham Festival in four weeks time by readily landing odds of 4/6 in the Bar-One Racing Hurdle at Navan this afternoon.The Willie Mullins-trained six-year-old cruised past Zum See between the final two flights, and stretched clear on the run-in with Ruby Walsh hardly moving a muscle to score by an impressive 13 lengths. Tuppenny Cody set a strong pace until crashing out when holding a clear lead at the fourth last.´I´m delighted with that, and I doubt if he´ll have another run between now and Cheltenham. He´s entered in both novice hurdles and, while I´m leaning towards the Royal & SunAlliance, I could change my mind at the last moment,´ said Mullins.He added, ´I was a bit worried that he might be a little short of work today as he was all wrong with that bug around Christmas.´ Paddy Power (7/1) and Ladbrokes (8/1) both cut his Royal & SunAlliance odds from pre-race quotes of 12/1.
