'It was the most pressure I've been under' - Nolan's Latest Exhibition gamble
Paul Nolan spoke of his "savage relief" after Latest Exhibition provided the trainer with his first Grade 1 win in more than six years and is upbeat at his chance of further top-level success at the Cheltenham Festival.
Latest Exhibition, who nearly left Nolan's yard between his Navan and Leopardstown wins, is a general 7-1 chance for the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle after his two-length win under Bryan Cooper in the Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Novice Hurdle.
Nolan was impressed with the seven-year-old's maturity at the Dublin Racing Festival and, reflecting on his chance of further Grade 1 glory at Cheltenham, he said: "He's in with a shout and hopefully we can get him there as good as he was at Leopardstown.”
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