Voler ready for defence

Tue 27th Nov 2012, 15:15

Voler La Vedette
(Healy Racing Photos)

Last year's winner Voler La Vedette could face up to seven rivals when she defends her crown in the Bar One Racing Hatton's Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

Colm Murphy's star mare registered her first Grade One victory in this two-and-a-half-mile test 12 months ago and went on to chase home Big Buck's in the World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

She suffered a shock reverse on her Navan comeback, but is likely to much straighter for her return to the highest level.

Champion trainer Willie Mullins is unsurprisingly heavy handed, with the admirable Thousand Stars joined by stablemates So Young and Zaidpour.

Edward O'Grady could saddle the talented Staying Article, while Charles Byrnes has entered Trifolium, also engaged in Saturday's Fighting Fifth at Newcastle.

Noel Meade's Monksland and the Dessie Hughes-trained Si C'Etait Vrai complete the field.

See also
» All news for Tue, 27th Nov, 2012

« Latest News

Earlier News »

Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit | More

Gallery - Best Pictures of the week

Gallery 12th May
Pic of the week. Bondage (right) pops over a hurdle, with Gold Bullet in second, before going on to win at Down Royal on Monday last under Davy Condon for trainer Gordon Elliott. 06-05-13 More »
Gallery 5th May
Pic of the week. The Pat Hughes trained Prince Of Fowards comes through on the outside under Tim Carroll to beat Captain Luke (centre) and Count Salazar (left). Kilbeggan 03-05-13 More »

Brian O'Connor's Latest Blog Posts

An interesting fact ahead of this weekend’s Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas: it is quarter of a century since an Irish trainer besides Aidan O’Brien won the Curragh’s mile classic for colts. That’s certainly a helpful statistic for those observers who perceive Ireland to be little more than a Coolmore playground. Of course, whether or not [...]

Sidelined Jockeys

Injured Jockeys

Mr J J Codd - Fractured left wrist in a fall at Inch pt-to-pt Wed, 27th Mar
B Hayes - Fractured right arm (radius) in a fall at Thurles Thu, 4th Apr
M P Butler - Fractured right arm (humerous) in a fall at Fairyhouse Tue, 16th Apr
E F Power - Fractured three vertebrae in a fall at Kilbeggan Fri, 3rd May
Mr D O'Connor - Fractured left leg in a fall at Dawstown pt-to-pt Mon, 6th May
P T Enright - Fractured both hands in a fall at Down Royal Mon, 6th May
B J Cooper - Fractured left leg (femur) in a fall at Down Royal Mon, 6th May

Suspended Jockeys

R Dawson - Two year ban (15 months of which are suspended) for failing a drug test, starts Wed, 29th Aug
L A McKenna - Seven day ban for use of the whip at Ayr Wed, 8th May
D G Hogan - Two day ban for using whip with excessive frequency at Sligo Mon, 20th May

Selections

Today's Selections are now included in the Formscan section at the top of each racecard.

Site links

Tue

Wed

Thu

Tue

Wed

Thu

Mon

Sun

Sat

Thu

Fri

Thu

Sun

Sun

Sun

New Account Offers

Sports Extra

Voler ready for defence

Sponsored Links

Gallery - Best Pictures of the week

Brian O'Connor's Latest Blog Posts

Sidelined Jockeys

Injured Jockeys

Suspended Jockeys

Selections

A—Z Index

Runner Index

Result Index

User Login