Hardy at Ascot

Dual Champion Hurdle hero Hardy Eustace travels to Ascot tomorrow rather than take on his compatriot Brave Inca in his native Ireland on Sunday.

Dessie Hughes has chosen what looks an easier option for the nine-year-old by sending him over for the Coral Ascot Hurdle as opposed to taking a shorter journey from his Kildare base for the Maplewood Developments Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown.