Ipsos Du Berlais can maintain unbeaten record

NOEL MEADE’S Ipsos Du Berlais can keep his unbeaten record intact, and land the nap in the process, in the INH Stallion Owners’ EBF Novice Hurdle at Thurles this afternoon.

His story so far is winning a point-to-point, a bumper and a maiden hurdle and, though this is easily his stiffest test to date, the imposing grey is fancied to come through with flying colours. He stormed up the Galway hill to take a bumper by ten lengths and then made his debut over flights at Down Royal. Ipsos Du Berlais sailed through that test, where his biggest problem in the closing stages was the attentions of a loose horse.

The Down Royal race was certainly a modest one, but there was a swagger and style about the selection which was impressive and he has to get the vote.