Clondaw Court Set to impress

RACING: Naas authorities are closely monitoring their ground conditions ahead of a fixture that could see Clondaw Court boost…

RACING:Naas authorities are closely monitoring their ground conditions ahead of a fixture that could see Clondaw Court boost a big reputation. Many bookmakers rate the six year old as Willie Mullins's best chance of an eighth Weatherbys Champion Bumper win at Cheltenham next month.

Defeat in the finale tomorrow would be a big shock.

Mullins gives Upsie, a dual bumper winner in France in 2011, her Irish debut in the second of the maiden hurdles. But Mikael D’Haguenet may have to give best to Buckers Bridge in the Opera Hat Chase.

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Brian O'Connor

Brian O'Connor

Brian O'Connor is the racing correspondent of The Irish Times. He also writes the Tipping Point column