Walsh to ride De Valira

Ruby Walsh will ride De Valira in Tuesday’s Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle.

Fri, 07 Mar, 2008 - 10:53

Ruby Walsh will ride De Valira in Tuesday’s Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle.

Walsh is red-hot favourite to win the top-jockey award at the Cheltenham Festival and has strengthened his hand with the mount of Michael O’Brien’s six-year-old.

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