Fy targets World Hurdle for Unowhatimeanharry

Trainer Harry Fry says the World Hurdle at Cheltenham is the next major target for Unowhatimeanharry after his emphatic JLT Long Walk Hurdle win at Ascot.

Unowhatimeanharry, ridden by Barry Geraghty under the colours of JP McManus for the first time, won the Grade One race in the Ascot fog by four and a half lengths from Lil Rockerfeller, with Un Temps Pour Tout a distant third.

"We're relying on the jockey's report [because of the fog], but Barry said it was a proper Grade One test and he's had to work hard.

"We'll have a chat to Barry and the team and see where we go, but the races are sort of there - the Cleeve Hurdle [at Cheltenham] and hopefully the big day [World Hurdle] in March.

"He's come through it and the dream goes on.

"We will let him come out of this, speak to the owner and the team and see what they want to do.

"We will enjoy this first - it is a Grade One on its own right and a memorable day, for sure.

"It means a lot. It is extraordinary. You could not ever hope for this or predicted it, but that's what brilliant about National Hunt racing.

"Sometimes these horses come along and they just keep finding. He is just progressing unbelievably and hopefully long may it continue."

Geraghty added: "He did it well. He had to work harder here than he did the last day. He had to work hard, so it was a good performance.

"He's very good, but he only does as much as he has to. He probably has a little more class than he lets on."

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