Brave Inca takes Leopardstown spoils

Brave Inca and Ruby Walsh brought the house down with a typically gutsy success in the Toshiba Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Sun, 25 Jan, 2009 - 14:51

Brave Inca and Ruby Walsh brought the house down with a typically gutsy success in the Toshiba Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown.

The 11-year-old has only recently returned to the track following injury but looked as good as ever in holding off the strong-travelling Muirhead as the 11-4 second-favourite.

River Liane was third with Sublimity fourth.

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