Sanglote Pierse's Prospects Eoin Griffin is unconcerned about pitching Sanglote in the Pierse Hurdle, one of the biggest handicap hurdles of the winter, at Leopardstown on Sunday. The six-year-old is tackling this valuable contest after opening his account over jumps in a maiden hurdle at Limerick recently. Wearing blinkers for the first time, Sanglote landed an 18-runner event by two lengths under top Flat jockey Seamie Heffernan. "He won nicely at Christmas and even though it was his maiden hurdle win, he has a lot of experience behind him," said the County Kilkenny trainer. "He had a wind operation after his run in Listowel in September and it seems to have worked a treat with him. "We'll have the blinkers on him again and he has a nice weight and hopefully he can run a respectable race. "I'm not sure yet if Seamie's going to ride him again, but I'd be hopeful he will. "It looks the top one (Newmill) is going to stay in so my horse will be at the right end of the handicap." Sanglote is generally available at 20-1 for the Pierse.
