Brave Inca Heads Irish Champion Hurdle Market The Colm Murphy trained hurdler is 6/4 favourite to retain his crown, with Hardy Eustace 7/2 second favourite to overcome his Leopardstown hoodoo after not winning there since his novice days. Kate Miller PR for Blue Square said: ?'Although a smallish field, this is a highly competitive race, and cases could be made for nearly all of the runners. Brave Inca showed his considerable talent and class when scoring against Iktitaf in the Christmas hurdle, and with 9 out of the last 13 favourites winning this race, he has ticks in all of the boxes. Lounaos is an interesting runner, receiving 19lbs in allowances and having prevailed in both of her two starts at Leopardstown, she makes appealing runner with the ground also in her favour.''Blue Square bet AIG Europe Irish Champion HurdleBrave Inca 6/4 Hardy Eustace 7/2 Iktitaf 7/2 Macs Joy 4/1 Asian Maze 7/1 Jazz Messenger 9/1Lounaos 14/1Hide The Evidence 14/1Silent Oscar 100/1Each-way bets on 3 places at 1/5 odds
