SHARJAH is the value to inflict a first career defeat on Honeysuckle in the Grade 1 Chanelle Pharma Irish Champion Hurdle (3.15) at Leopardstown today.
Favourite Honeysuckle’s nine victories under Rules include a gritty half-length call over Darver Star in this race 12 months ago, with Sharjah performing well below expectations in sixth place.
That was a rare Foxrock flop on the part of my selection. Sharjah has collected the top-level Mathieson Hurdle over course and distance on three occasions, racking up the hat-trick with a two-length defeat of Aspire Tower over Christmas.
If the Willie Mullins-trained eight-year-old turns up at the top of his game - and there’s no reason why he shouldn’t - Honeysuckle will have to produce a personal
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