Hurricane Fly has won 13 Grade 1 contests
Hurricane Fly is set to return to Leopardstown next month before heading to Cheltenham after he chalked up a 13th Grade One win in the Istabraq Festival Hurdle...
The Willie Mullins-trained eight-year-old is to have his prep run for the Champion Hurdle in the Irish version, which he has won for the past two seasons, on January 27.
Stablemate Thousand Stars made the running before Ruby Walsh asked his mount to stride on after the second last. The short-priced favourite then stretched away for a seven-length verdict from last year's winner Unaccompanied.
"He's a much more settled horse all round this year, with age and racing. He will come back here for the Irish Champion Hurdle before going to Cheltenham," said Mullins.
"If we can get him back to Cheltenham in the same form that he's in now, he'll have a very good chance."
Hurricane Fly is now a narrow favourite for the Champion Hurdle, heading the market at a price of 5.14/1. Darlan, an impressive winner of the Christmas Hurdle, is next best at 5.39/2.
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