McCoy expects Inca to shine

Tony McCoy hopes Brave Inca will not show the effects of a tough campaign when he bids for back-to-back victories in the ACC Bank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown on Friday.

Tue, 25 Apr, 2006 - 16:20

Tony McCoy hopes Brave Inca will not show the effects of a tough campaign when he bids for back-to-back victories in the ACC Bank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown on Friday.

Colm Murphy’s charge beat Harchibald by a head in the Grade One feature 12 months ago after falling in the Aintree Hurdle just three weeks earlier.

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