RACING:PADDY POWER believe Hurricane Fly is a good thing for the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on January 23rd, installing him as the 4 to 7 favourite.
Willie Mullins’ charge appears finally free of injury and has oozed class recently in winning the Hatton’s Grace Hurdle and the Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown.
His old rival Solwhit is next in the list but has struggled in their two meetings so far this season.
Cork winner Sublimity has been given a quote of 16 to 1.
“The way that Hurricane Fly won our race without even being extended leads me to believe that he is undoubtedly the best two-mile hurdler in Ireland,” said a Power spokesman.
Irish Champion Hurdle (Paddy Power): 4-7 Hurricane Fly, 3-1 Solwhit, 11-2 Dunguib, 14-1 Voler La Vedette, 16-1 Blackstairmountain, Sublimity, 20 Luska Lad, 25-1 bar.
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