Hot favourite Sir Gerhard is set to face eight rivals in the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham.
Winner of the Champion Bumper at last year’s festival, the Willie Mullins-trained seven-year-old is unbeaten in two starts over hurdles, with both victories coming at Leopardstown.
He won a Grade One at the Dublin Racing Festival last month, and connections left it late before deciding whether to run in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle or step up in trip in the Cotswolds.
Cheveley Park director Richard Tho …
- March 15, 2022
