Golden Cross can boost Triumph prospects

MICHAEL HALFORD’S Golden Cross can give his Cheltenham Triumph Hurdle hopes a major boost by landing the Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle at Fairyhouse this afternoon.

Following an impressive debut over jumps on this track, the selection performed poorly at Leopardstown at Christmas when reportedly swallowing a lump of earth.

It was a case of the show being very much back on the road at Leopardstown last time, however, when Golden Cross ran the race of his young life, going down by a head to the smart Mutineer.