Charlus should prove tough nut to crack in Clonmel
Charlus, right, was touched off by Sea Of Sands at Punchestown last month but may be able to go one place better at Clonmel on Thursday. Picture: Healy Racing
Irish racing resumes with a seven-race card in Clonmel where the Willie Mullins-trained Charlus should prove tough to beat in the Munster Hurdle.
This Churchill gelding, a three-time winner for Jean-Claude Roget in France, has won once from three hurdle outings since joining the Closutton team, scoring on his stable debut in a Naas maiden almost a year ago, beating Holy See.
