Possibly a good omen for the turf season opening this coming weekend in Germany? On the final day of the Cheltenham Festival, eight-year-old ARCTIC FIRE surprised with a triumph in the GBP95,000 County Handicap Hurdle. The gelding by Soldier Hollow had entered the race under Paul Townend as a 220:10 longshot but proved once again his great fighting spirit and won the 3382 m G3 challenge with a neck advantage. Arctic Fire is in training with Willie Mullins for Wicklow Bloodstock Ltd. He was bred by Uwe Grüning out of the Sternkönig-mare Adelma in Germany.
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