Hardy Heads Ascot Entries Hardy Eustace features among 24 entries for the BGC Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot on December 22.The dual Champion Hurdle hero has won the Coral Ascot Hurdle for the last two years but has not raced over an extended three miles since his novice days, when he was well-beaten behind Iris's Gift at Aintree in April 2003.The other Irish entry is Tom Hogan's Sonnyanjoe, runner-up to Francois Doumen's Millenium Royal at Haydock last month.Doumen won the race three times with Baracouda and has entered Kasbah Bliss, third to Inglis Drever at Newbury on Saturday.Jonjo O'Neill has a talented trio in Wichita Lineman, Refinement and Black Jack Ketchum.The horses who finished directly behind Mighty Man last year ? Lough Derg (second), Temoin (third), Blazing Bailey (fourth) and No Refuge (fifth) ? have again been entered.Peter Bowen has entered Special Envoy and the progressive Souffleur, while the list is completed by Afrad, Chief Dan George, Gaspara, Hills Of Aran, Kawagino, Lyes Green, Mephisto, Oscardeal, Oscar Park, Turpin Green and Material World.(C) PA Sport
