McCoy set for Essex ride in Champion Hurdle

Tony McCoy is in line for the plum ride on Essex in the Smurfit Champion Hurdle at next month’s Cheltenham Festival.

Wed, 23 Feb, 2005 - 17:35

Tony McCoy is in line for the plum ride on Essex in the Smurfit Champion Hurdle at next month’s Cheltenham Festival.

The Michael O’Brien-trained gelding was partnered by Barry Geraghty when notching big-race wins in the Pierse Hurdle and totesport Gold Trophy this year.

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Courts Racing Heathrow Place: Essex Place: Ireland Place: Leopardstown Person: McCoy Person: Tony McCoy Person: Michael O’Brien Person: Barry Geraghty Person: Geraghty Person: Macs Joy Person: O’Brien Person: Barry Person: William Hill Person: Hardy Eustace Person: Dessie Hughes’Person: Harchibald Person: Colm Murphy Person: Compton Bolter Person: Copeland Person: Foreman Person: Georges Girl Person: Marcel Person: Perouse Person: Rigmarole Person: Solerina Person: Hill Event: Smurfit Champion Hurdle Event: Cheltenham Festival Event: Pierse Hurdle Event: totesport Gold Trophy Organisation: At Organisation: Essex Organisation: Harchibald Organisation: Back In Front Organisation: Brave Inca Organisation: Macs Joy Organisation: Accordion Etoile Organisation: Ansar Organisation: Big Moment Organisation: Cerium Organisation: Sign Of The Wolf Organisation: The French Furze Organisation: Accordion

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