Paul Ferguson with a selection of horses who targetted Aintree

As this month’s edition of RacingAheadwent to print immediately after Cheltenham week, I thought I would highlight half-a-dozen horses who skipped the Festival with Aintree in mind.BREWIN’UPASTORM (Olly Murphy) – Aintree Hurdle, Thursday Runner-up in the Grade 1 Mersey Novices’ Hurdle – over the same 2m4f trip – at this fixture two years ago, Olly Murphy’s stable-star has reverted to hurdles on his past two starts, and looks back to his very best. Following a confidence-bo...