Festival hero earns holiday after '˜extraordinary' season

Unowhatimeanharry was a distant fifth in the 2014 National Spirit Hurdle at Fontwell during an unspectacular start to his racing career. Picture: Clive Bennett/polopictures.co.uk

He was bought for a bit of fun '“ and went on to grab one of the biggest prizes in the sport.

Now Unowhatimeanharry is set for a well-deserved summer holiday.

The eight-year-old son of Sir Harry Lewis won the Grade 1 Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival last week.

In the hands of jockey Noel Fehily, he stayed on to beat Fagan by more than a length and record an 11/1 triumph on the fourth and final day of the famous Prestbury Park meeting.

You would have got a big price on that outcome after an unspectacular start to his career, which included one victory in six outings at Fontwell.

But he has flourished since a switch to Harry Fry’s Dorset yard in October – winning all five of his races this season.

The trainer said: ‘He won’t run again this season.

‘He’s had a fantastic year and we will look forward to next season when we will probably be staying over hurdles.