Straw Bear set for Afsoun rematch at Sandown

Timmy Murphy steps in for the injured Tony McCoy as Straw Bear faces another potential match-race with Afsoun in the totescoop6 Contenders Hurdle at Sandown on Saturday.

Almost a year ago the pair faced off in a five-runner field for Wincanton’s Kingwell Hurdle with Straw Bear coming out on top by seven lengths and again the pair are joined by three inferior rivals.