Plenty of Festival pointers on offer

Cheltenham is very much on the minds of connections of both Hurricane Fly and Taquin De Seuil as Grade One victories on Saturday put them firmly in the championship mix.

Plenty of Festival pointers on offer
Mon, 31 Dec, 2012 - 00:00
Colin Wilson

The Festival will be old ground for Hurricane Fly as he aims to regain the crown he relinquished in the 2012 Stan James Champion Hurdle.

He went out with a whimper that day but has roared back to his best this term, with victory in the Istabraq Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown his 13th success at the highest level.

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