The Irish Gold Cup at the Dublin Racing Festival and then the blue riband at the Festival in March beckon, with the still lightly-raced Affordale Fury faring well following his exertions over the Christmas period. Meade said: “He’s come out of the race very well and the plan, more or less, is that he will go to the Irish Gold Cup and then, if we’re happy with him, on to the Gold Cup. That’s the way the plan is looking at the moment. “He was very good and in fairness we were expecting a big run, he was in terrific shape and we were very happy with him. “He’s come out of the race well and he’s going to have an easy fortnight and then we’ll start to build up for the next race.”

Source: The Herald January 04, 2026 15:58 UTC