Leopardstown tips: Sharjah can follow up his Christmas success
Sharjah: His run in last season’s Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham stands out against today’s rivals
The feature on day one of the Dublin Racing Festival is the Grade 1 Chanelle Pharma Irish Champion Hurdle and Sharjah can follow up his Matheson Hurdle success at the Christmas meeting here.
While underappreciated and often overlooked, he boasts top-class form and his run in last season’s Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham stands out against today’s rivals. The Matheson win was his return to hurdling after two summer runs on the level, and it indicated he was as good as ever, if not a little better.
