HARRY Fry has revealed Betfair Hurdle ante-post favourite Metier will sidestep the rescheduled two-mile contest at Newbury on Sunday week and head straight to the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

The Mastercraftsman gelding is unbeaten in three starts over hurdles this term, completing his hat-trick with a runaway Grade 1 success in last month’s Tolworth Hurdle at Sandown.