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Ardlui was smart on the Flat for trainer Henry Candy, achieving a rating of before ing Alan King for a juvenile hurdling campaign. He was a promising third to Nick Williams' Urbain De Sivola at Newbury on November 25, before gaining a narrow success back at the Berkshire course on December 14. He returned from a short break at Doncaster on February 22, finishing third behind the progressive Eagle Rock, to whom he was conceding 7lb. Entered in the JLT Specialty Chase (11st 3lb) - a race Alan King has won with Fork Lightning (2004) and Bensalem (2011).

Alan King said: “He is being aimed at the RSA but I would be concerned with the ground with him if there was no rain. He has had problems in the past. We just have to be a little bit careful on that front. He was a high-class hurdler and he made an excellent chasing debut at Exeter in November. He has got beaten twice around Newbury since. I just feel he is crying out for a step up in trip, hence the RSA if he does run at The Festival. I did read yesterday that he might be a horse who does not like Newbury - he has been there four times and been beaten on every occasion. I don’t see any reason why he shouldn’t like the place - it is a big galloping track. He is in good order.”