He made his hurdling bow at Cork last week and was a four-and-three-quarter-length winner under Paul Townend, starting the 4-11 favourite over two miles and a furlong. The win brings the Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown into the picture, with the gelding also currently a 25-1 shot for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival later in the season. “It was a race that was, on paper, very winnable, but he did what was required of him. “Poniros is going to run either in the International at Cheltenham or the Irish Champion Hurdle the following weekend,” Graham added. “One of those two races will be his reappearance, based on how he runs we can decide what race – if any – to target at the Cheltenham Festival.

Source: Express January 07, 2026 17:41 UTC