Irish Champion Hurdle Day At Leopardstown

The Irish Champion Hurdle is the big race at Leopardstown this afternoon.

The Irish Champion Hurdle is the big race at Leopardstown this afternoon.

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Faugheen won't be back to defend the title he won last year after the nine-year-old suffered a pulled muscle yesterday.

However, the heavy favourite for the race is a horse that used to reside at Mullins' base in County Carlow, Petit Mouchoir.

That goes to post at 3:30pm while the first race is away at 1:30pm.