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Person: Silent Oscar

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Super Fly set for Leopardstown

Hurricane Fly spearheads seven confirmations for Sunday’s BHP Insurances Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown.

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Oscar misses Ascot date

Silent Oscar is set for a break after connections ruled out a tilt at the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.

Sun, 10 Jun, 2007

‘We never expected anything like this’

IN a year which has produced surprise after surprise in the elite hurdling division, the unheralded 20/1 shot Silent Oscar did it again yesterday when winning the ACC Bank Champion Hurdle against much more vaunted rivals.

Sat, 28 Apr, 2007

Silent Oscar a surprise winner at Punchestown

Silent Oscar pipped last year's winner Macs Joy as the pair battled it out down the Punchestown straight in a thrilling ACC Bank Champion Hurdle.

Fri, 27 Apr, 2007

Pure folly to underestimate Brave Inca

IF some of us are to learn one lesson from the four-day Leopardstown extravaganza it is that we must never, ever, underestimate Brave Inca again.

Thu, 04 Jan, 2007

Silent Oscar looks set to outclass rivals

AMATEUR Colman Sweeney has prospects of a first and last race double with Silent Oscar and Daramas at Clonmel this afternoon.

Thu, 23 Mar, 2006

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