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By David Jennings, Eire Deputy Editor
After Impaire Et Passe impressively added his identify to the Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle honor roll, which incorporates Douvan, Min and Vautour, the Gaelic Warrior will showcase his Cheltenham credentials within the rescheduled Munster Hurdle (1.50) in Clonmel on Tuesday.
The 2m½ f race was attributable to happen final Thursday however the course was dominated unimaginable after days of heavy rain. Willie Mullins had the choice of ready for the 2m4f Novice Hurdle at Fairyhouse later within the week however opted to stay to the unique plan and hopes Galior Warrior will justify his slim possibilities.
Mullins mentioned: “Gaelic Warrior did every part we may have requested of him at Tramore. He is been in good type since then and it regarded a pleasant race for him. He appears to be in actually good type at residence.”
Gaelic Warrior faces six rivals at Clonmel and his primary risk comes from the identical secure within the type of Blue Sari, runner-up to Envoi Allen within the 2019 Champion Bumper earlier than shedding his approach. He’s rated 150 over fences however has not appeared since stepping up in a handicap chase on the Punchestown Pageant in April.
Mullins additionally runs the mare Braganza, whereas Charles Byrnes is represented by Limerick maiden hurdle winner Maidenstreetprince. Weseekhimhere, The Monks Leap and Topothelane spherical out the sphere.
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Gaelic Warrior was the identify that stood out among the many 45 entries for the Betfair Hurdle at Newbury subsequent month and sponsors instantly made him the 7-2 favorite.
Mullins left nothing on the prospect of a visit to Britain and mentioned: “Let’s get Clonmel out of the way in which after which we will make a plan for him.”
Gaelic Warrior was simply thrilled by Brazil in final 12 months’s Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle on the Cheltenham Pageant. Despatched off top-of-the-line favorites of your complete competition at 13-8, regardless of by no means having run earlier than for Mullins, the French recruit touched a competition low of 1-5 earlier than falling late.
The five-year-old began this marketing campaign with an 86-length victory at Tramore in early December and is 6-1 with Betfair and Paddy Energy for the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle at this 12 months’s competition. He is 20-1 with the identical manufacturers for Supreme and a 16-1 shot for Albert Bartlett.
Impaire Et Passe additionally has a few completely different choices at Cheltenham after his clean success at Punchestown on Sunday and Paddy Energy have lower him to 6-1 (from 8) for each Supreme and Ballymore subsequent.
Reflecting on that show and what route he would possibly take, Mullins mentioned: “Impaire Et Passe regarded actually good and appears like he most likely must go over the journey to be at his finest.
“Having mentioned that, there most likely wasn’t sufficient tempo in Sunday’s race to deliver him out correctly, so he would not be bothered by a powerful two-mile run. He is doing effectively and his leaping was actually good on Sunday.”
Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle (March 15, Cheltenham)
Paddy Energy: 5-2 Hermes Allen, 6 Champ Kiely, Impaire Et Passe, Gaelic Warrior, 15-2 Straightforward Vega, 12 Inthepocket, Grangeclare West, 14 Irish Level, 20 bar
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FIRST PUBLICATION 6:00 PM, 16 JAN 2023
