Sizing on course for title defence

Sizing Europe is on course to defend his crown in the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown on December 27.

Henry de Bromhead’s venerable 11-year-old defeated Rubi Light by two and a half lengths last Christmas and Robbie Hennessy’s stable star could again be in opposition.

De Bromhead, who has also given entries to Days Hotel and Special Tiara, said: “Sizing Europe will go to Leopardstown for the Dial-A-Bet Chase and after that, depending on how things go, we’ll end up running him in either the Ryanair or the Champion Chase at Cheltenham.