Irish trip to determine Grandouet's future
Grandouet will have another crack at Hurricane Fly in Punchestown's Rabobank Champion Hurdle to determine whether he will commence novice chasing next year.
Grandouet will have another crack at Hurricane Fly in Punchestown's Rabobank Champion Hurdle to determine whether he will commence novice chasing next year.
Hurricane Fly recorded his third successive win in the BHP Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown in most impressive fashion.
It's a battle of former Cheltenham Champion Hurdle winners at Leopardstown as Hurricane Fly and Binocular lock horns in the feature race at the Foxrock venue, the BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle.
Willie Mullins is confident Hurricane Fly is in better shape than at any stage last season ahead of the BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday.
Binocular looks set to make his seasonal reappearance in the BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on 27 January.
Captain Cee Bee is likely to meet Hurricane Fly for the third time this season in the BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on 27 January.
Willie Mullins' Hurricane Fly is one of 14 entries for the BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on 29 January.
Hurricane Fly made a brilliant seasonal reappearance to land back-to-back victories in the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown.
A pulsating day's racing at Leopardstown features Hurricane Fly's return to the track in the BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle.
Hurricane Fly features among just six remaining entries for Sunday's BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown.
Colm Murphy would like to see plenty of rain to tempt him to run Voler La Vedette against Hurricane Fly in the BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday.
Owner Michael Buckley admits it is "doubtful" Spirit Son will make his belated seasonal reappearance in the Irish Champion Hurdle on 29 January.
Willie Mullins reports Hurricane Fly to be "100%" ahead of his planned seasonal return in the BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown.
Hurricane Fly heads a stellar cast for the Grade 1 BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday 29 January.
Dermot Weld admits expects to have a better idea of where Unaccompanied stands in the pecking order after she runs in the BHP Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on 29 January.
Following a work out at Leopardstown on Thursday, Hurricane Fly looks set to return to action in the Irish Champion Hurdle on 29 January.
A decent renewal of the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle features on a seven-race Killarney card and champion trainer Willie Mullins is represented by Rattan.
Irish raider Thousand Stars won the French Champion Hurdle at Auteuil.
Hurricane Fly showed those across the Irish Sea what he is made of when lifting Cheltenham's Champion Hurdle crown and bids for a triumphant homecoming in the Rabobank-sponsored version at Punchestown on Friday.
For the thousands of Irish making the annual pilgrimage to Cheltenham, the big hope to get the tri-colour flying high at Prestbury Park on day one is Hurricane Fly in the Stan James Champion Hurdle.