No match for Samcro when they in a novice hurdle at last season’s Dublin Racing Festival, he has since taken steady steps forward while his old foe’s progress has hit the buffers. In stretching three-and-three-quarter lengths clear of Irish Champion Hurdler Supasundae, he certainly earned consideration as a serious Cheltenham contender. The Irish Champion Hurdle, back at Leopardstown in February, is an option for her and for Saturday’s winner and could be the most informative race this side of the Cheltenham Festival. “Patrick said he’s so good on the ground – and we normally get nice ground in Cheltenham. “He looked to be unlucky in the novice hurdle here last year and that’s why we felt he was decent horse.

Source: Irish Examiner December 31, 2018 06:00 UTC