McCoy untroubled by small field

TONY McCOY is not worried about the lack of numbers for Brave Inca as he attempts to win the ACC Bank Champion Hurdle for the second successive year.

Fri, 28 Apr, 2006 - 01:00

Nick Robson and Keith Hamer

A maximum field of five could go to post which would be the same number Colm Murphy’s charge beat when getting home by a head from Harchibald 12 months ago.

That was the first time McCoy was in the saddle and he has won on him a total of five times out of six.

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