Horseracing legends show they are on the right track with annual hurling fundraiser

Davy Russell could be out of action for the next two months after he suffered a broken arm and a broken foot in a fall at Cork yesterday.

Theos Well is strongly fancied to land the opening Boomerang Animal Bedding Maiden Hurdle for Michael Winters and Davy Russell in Tipperary today.

The aftermath of Cheltenham didn’t half throw up a somewhat bizarre story, with Jim Culloty giving Davy Russell the bullet, telling him he would ride no more of his charges, including last year’s Cheltenham Gold Cup hero, Lord Windermere.

He may be more used to the delights of Royal Ascot but trainer Dermot Weld has always enjoyed the challenge of Cheltenham and despite only training a handful of hurdlers – and all of those double up on the Flat – the man who has broken boundaries worldwide is proving a dab hand at getting one right for March.

It’s 15 months since Davy Russell was jettisoned as retained rider by the Gigginstown Stud for Bryan Cooper.

Windsor Park ran out a decisive winner of the Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham.