Switch on to Thomas Edison in maiden hurdle
His main claim to fame thus far is beating the subsequent Cheltenham and Punchestown festivals hero, Champagne Fever, in a bumper at Leopardstown at Christmas. The five-year-old wasn’t seen again until reappearing over flights, carrying the J P McManus colours for the first time, at Gowran Park 13 days ago.
In a much hotter contest than this, he was backed from 5-2 to 6-4 favourite. That race was eventually won by Maxim Gorky from Too Scoops, but Thomas Edison was tracking the leaders, and apparently full of running, when falling at the second last. It will be disappointing should he fail to deliver.
