Only the two past runnings of this race, both won by four year olds trained by Willie Mullins, and Murcia clearly ticks both those boxes.
Already a Grade One winner after taking the Boodles Anniversary Juvenile Hurdle at Aintree last April, she was last seen finishing fourth to Lulamba in the Ballymore Champion Four Year Old Hurdle at Punchestown, also a Grade One, and she really ought to find this far easier pickings.
I’m Slippy impressed when wining by five lengths at Cork and she arrives unbeaten, though this represents a very different challenge and he may have to settle for chasing the selection home, even at these weights.
Daily Sport Recommended Bet 1pt Win Murcia 1.19pm Fairyhouse 15/8 Paddy Power