Rite Of Passage among Neptune 17

Published at Mar 16, 2010, 11:55

Rite Of Passage will face 16 rivals in the Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham tomorrow.

Stylish amateur Robbie McNamara again takes the mount on the Dermot Weld-trained six-year-old, who was third to Dunguib in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at the Festival last year and has impressed in two hurdle starts this season.

Ruby Walsh will partner the Willie Mullins-trained Quel Esprit, while the other four Irish runners declared are Summit Meeting (Robert Power), Some Present (Davy Russell), Hollo Ladies (Paul Carberry) and Baily Rock (Martin Ferris).

Nicky Henderson is represented by Finian's Rainbow (Barry Geraghty) but has elected to run Quantitativeeasing in the Coral Cup off an attractive mark of 139 instead of this Grade 1 two miles and five furlongs event.

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