Tony Martin ready to step Anibale Fly back up in class following Leopardstown win over Christmas
ANIBALE FLY is set to step back up in class after his win in the Paddy Power Chase at Leopardstown over Christmas.
Tony Martin's eight-year-old is now rated 159 after his success and his next start is likely to be in Graded company.
"He's taken the race well, but I haven't talked to Frank (Berry, racing manager) or JP about anything yet," said Martin.
"He's only turning eight and I suppose we'll have to look at running him in those Graded races over a trip.
"I'll chat to the lads, so we might have a plan over the next week to 10 days.
"Ucello Conti (second) is a good yardstick in those big handicaps, so it's a matter of where we go after this now."
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"We've never been overly hard on him, so you'd hope there's plenty left.
"He was a little unlucky as a novice. Things didn't go right at Kempton but then he won at Naas and ran well behind Disko."