Unexposed hurdler can pick off Percy en route to Cheltenham

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1.50 Gowran Park
1pt winMr Diablo
3.00 Gowran Park
1pt each-waySumos Novios
3.00 Gowran Park
1pt each-wayWith Fakenham and Wetherby partly frozen on Wednesday it's a good job there's a cracking jumps card in Ireland to focus on as the all-weather has never really been my thing, particularly when it's on Southwell's Fibresand.
Each to their own I guess, but Gowran Park is where it's at for me with the action including the Goffs Thyestes Handicap Chase (3.00) and, arguably more significantly, the John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle (1.50).
Magners Gold Cup favourite Presenting Percy makes his long-awaited seasonal reappearance in the latter and it's fair to say he's having an unorthodox prep for Cheltenham.
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