Super Sunday ay Tipperary Super Sunday at Tipperary has certainly lived up to it´s billing with an excellent eight race card, centrepiece of which is the Grade One John James McManus Memorial Hurdle.Jonjo O´Neill´s Intersky Falcon successfully took the prize back to England last term and the six-year-old returns in a bid to repeat the dose. Twice a winner after, the son of Polar Falcon went off a well-fancied 5/1 shot for the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham last time.Seventeen lengths off the winner, Rooster Booster when fifth there, the slick-jumper is likely to be difficult to beat. However the Irish racing public is hopeful that a new star was born in the Cotswolds last March when Back In Front roared to a resounding ten length victory in the Supreme Novices´ Hurdle.Edward O´Grady´s charge looked every inch a champion of the future there and the fact he suffered a defeat on his last start at Punchestown shouldn´t in any way diminish his reputation. The son of Bob Back was having his second start of the week then and in the circumstances ran well when finding the teak-tough, Quazar a length too good in that Festival´s showpiece hurdle.It is hoped that Norman Williamson´s mount can get his season off to the perfect start, where it will come as a major surprise if one of the two principals fails to win.Elswhere, D´Anjou, a good winner of a competitive Leopardstown handicap last time looks to have strong claims on official ratings in the Group 3 Concorde Stakes sponsored by Coolmore Stud.Catalpo Cargo is fancied to go well in the Kevin McManus Bookmaker Grimes Novice Chase whilst Newmill is a tentative selection in an excellent looking bumper.
