De Bromhead targets festive delights for Sizing Europe
Tuesday December 01 2009
Henry de Bromhead reports Sizing Europe to be fighting fit ahead of his bid to maintain an unbeaten record over fences in the inforthenight.ie Novices' Chase at Leopardstown on December 26.
The seven-year-old was the winner of the Irish Champion Hurdle at the track in 2008 and has transferred his ability across codes with three impressive wins at Punchestown.
"He came out of his last race well, he looks great and it's all systems go for Leopardstown now. You can get some nice ground there even in December and we're hoping for a big run," De Bromhead said.
Willie Mullins has made seven entries in the feature on the opening day of the Christmas meeting, including Cousin Vinny.
Big Zeb, Forpadydeplasterer, Barker, and Twist Magic are all engaged at Sandown this weekend but could also line up in the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase on December 27.
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This year's Cheltenham Bumper winner Dunguib tops the entry list for the paddypowerpoker.com Future Champion Novices' Hurdle, while the Lexus Chase features Nicky Richards' Money Trix. Leading Champion Hurdle contenders Solwhit, Go Native and Hurricane Fly feature among those engaged in the Leopardstown Golf December Festival Hurdle on December 29.
Voler La Vedette could have her next start in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Hurdle at the big meeting after Go Native paid a huge compliment to her form. Colm Murphy's mare beat that rival by 13 lengths at Down Royal last time, with Go Native going on to win the 'Fighting Fifth' Hurdle at Newcastle last weekend.
Meanwhile, Lush Lashes has a date with Sea The Stars after Jim Bolger went to 1.8m guineas to retain his triple Group One winner at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale. Bolger bought out his partner, John Corcoran, and will now put Lush Lashes into the breeding sheds as a top-class broodmare.
Bolger has applied for seven nominations to Sea The Stars and plans to have Lush Lashes -- who landed the Goffs Fillies Million on her racecourse debut -- covered by the Guineas-Derby-Arc winner.
Irish Independent
