Young pretenders go head-to-head at Leopardstown

Next month is an exciting one for jumping fans and the main pretender to Best Mate’s Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup crown is likely to emerge after a showdown at Leopardstown on February 9.

For that is when Peter Beaumont’s Hussard Collonges clashes with exciting young Irish novice Beef Or Salmon in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup.