FOR jumping enthusiasts eager for serious action the core season is still more than a month away.
So top marks to Mark and Sarah Bradstock for sportingly aiming their hardy Gold Cup winner Coneygree at the Kerry National at Listowel on September 13.
Coneygree is one of those frustrating horses who has had more than his share of training problems but on his day, given plenty of cut underfoot, he is still most definitely one of the best chasers on either side of the Irish Sea.
His last campaign was again seriously interrupted by injury before he bounced back with a brilliant performance at...