Brave Inca ready for Champion battle

Brave Inca will try and use his trademark battling qualities to justify favouritism and end a two-year losing stretch in the Toshiba Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Brave Inca ready for Champion battle
Fri, 23 Jan, 2009 - 18:49

Brave Inca will try and use his trademark battling qualities to justify favouritism and end a two-year losing stretch in the Toshiba Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Injury has limited Colm Murphy’s 11-year-old to just five starts since Christmas 2006, but the gutsy warrior has shown the fire still burns bright with two gritty displays this term.

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