Inca lined up for Morgiana raid

Former Cheltenham Champion Hurdle winner Brave Inca will head straight to the Morgiana Hurdle next month as the 10-year-old prepares to return from a 19-month absence.

Colm Murphy’s stable star has not been seen in racecourse action since the 2007 Punchestown Festival due to injury.

“It’s more than likely that we will now have him out for the Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown,” said Murphy.

“We were hoping to run him before that but that isn’t going to happen now so we will start him off back in this race as we have done in the past.

“He seems very good and I’m very happy with him at home.

“As far as jockeys go, I would say it will have to be a case of taking each race as it comes.”