Event: Bula Hurdle

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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FIRST THOUGHTS: Mud-spattered story of a talented horseman

IT can’t be pleasant, reading your own obituary, but jockey Declan Murphy’s injuries were so severe after falling at Haydock Park in 1994 that the Racing Post subsequently led with the headline ‘Declan Murphy Dies After Horror Fall’.

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Blue Bajan team has big plans

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Harchibald likely to take Bula chance

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Geos set for switch back to fences at Wetherby

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Arcalis set to tackle Rooster and company

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Rooster tipped for Bula Hurdle boost

Rooster heats 12 in Bula Hurdle

Rooster Booster heads 12 entries for the Tote Bula Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday.

Mon, 08 Dec, 2003

Beef Or Salmon goes back to school

BEEF OR SALMON, whose jumping was suspect on his seasonal reappearance at Clonmel, will have a racecourse school this morning in preparation for Sunday’s Grade One John Durkan Memorial ‘Chase at Punchestown.

Tue, 02 Dec, 2003

Rooster cocks a snook at Champion rivals

RICHARD JOHNSON and Philip Hobbs combined to land their first every Champion Hurdle when the grey Rooster Booster punctured some big reputations with as easy a win as you could wish to see at Cheltenham yesterday.

Wed, 12 Mar, 2003

Rooster boosts Champion claims

Rooster Booster enhanced his Smurfit Champion Hurdle aspirations when powering to success under top-weight in the Rehabilitation of Racehorses Hurdle at Cheltenham today.

Sun, 17 Nov, 2002

National Hunt: Seven up for Bula

A small but select field will line-up for the Victor Chandler Bula Hurdle after no further entries were received for the £75,000 event at Cheltenham on Saturday.

Tue, 11 Dec, 2001

Istabraq set for early return

Racegoers could be in for a treat next Sunday with the news that Istabraq will bid to redeem his reputation in the £100,000 AIG Europe Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Sat, 13 Jan, 2001