Identity Thief Versus Min At Leopardstown Identity Thief and Min are the star names among seven horses declared for the Grade 1 Racing Post Novice Chase at Leopardstown. Henry de Bromhead's top-class hurdler Identity Thief is two from two since having his attentions turned to fences this season, most recently winning the Grade Two Craddockstown Novice Chase at Punchestown. De Bromhead also saddles Craddockstown runner-up Ordinary World and Three Stars, who has been placed in Graded company at Cheltenham and Navan on his last two starts. Willie Mullins claimed this Grade One prize for the third time in five years with the brilliant Douvan 12 months ago and relies on Min this time around. Runner-up to Altior in last season's Supreme Novices' Hurdle, the five-year-old made a flying start to his chasing career at Navan last month. The Mouse Morris-trained Baily Cloud, Noel Meade's Road To Respect and Tully East from Alan Fleming's yard complete the line-up. Leopardstown CEO Pat Keogh said: "We have worked hard in enhancing the appeal of each day to ensure that we offer something for everybody over the four days of the Festival. We expect in excess of 55,000 people to attend and whilst growing the numbers is important, our main focus is to ensure that those that come, enjoy a racing and social experience that will bring them back again. We are delighted that the racing looks absolutely top class, quality racing is key to everything we do at Leopardstown . It looks like the weather will behave so we are all set for four days to remember."
