Do The Trick Heads 37 Strong Entry For The Pierse A big field of thirty seven horses remain in the ?130,000 Pierse Hurdle at Leopardstown this Sunday, including the Mick Halford trained Do The Trick, who remains the 5-1 clear favourite for the two mile contest. On his latest outing the six year old was third in the controversial Star Best For Racing Coverage Handicap Hurdle at Leopardstown on Lexus day. The winner of the race that day was Streets Of Gold, but the winner was later disqualified, and the first two placing were reversed. The winner in the steward's room that day was Deutschland, and Willie Mullins charge also has an entry in Sunday's contest. Other notable entries include some other Leopardstown Christmas festival winners like Indian Pace, and Shazand. There are three British challengers in this Sunday's contest. Karl Burke has entered Arakem and Lemon Silk, while Richard Fahey relies on Dancing Lyra in feature race on Pierse Day at Leopardstown. William Hill spokesman Tony Kenny commented 'Already we've seen a lot of money for a wide range of horses in the Pierse, and that normally signifies how open a contest really is' He continued 'Do The Trick is currently the biggest loser in our ante-post book, however, there has been solid each way support for Barker, Indian Pace and Shazand in recent days' Pierse Hurdle: (William Hill Bet) 5-1 Do The Trick, 7-1 Roman Villa, 8-1 Indian Pace, 10-1 Deutschland, 11-1 Barker, 12-1 Jayo, Shazand, 14-1 Bahrain Storm, Lenrey, O'hana, 16-1 Dark Bolero, Finns Cross, Merchent Paddy, Silver Jaro, Total Victory, Viso, 20-1 Alexander Taipan, Boulavogue, Dancing Lyra, Jaamid, Power Elite, The Spoonplayer, Tiger Cry, Victram, 25-1 Akarem, Island Life, Leading Run, Moskova, Salt Lake, 33-1 Brave Right, Don't Be Bitin, Lemon Silk, Max Almighty, 40-1 Convincing, Francis Du Mesnil, Lazio, Maralan ? E/W ? 1-2-3-4 ? All 37 Quoted
