In the opening race of the festival the Willie Mullins trained Melon was promoted to favouritism after a wide margin victory in a maiden hurdle at Leopardstown at the end of January. My sectional time comparisons with both Lets Dance and Petit Mouchoir (who both competed on the same card) suggest that Melon will face a very different test in the Supreme Hurdle which is usually run at an end to end gallop. He was about four seconds slower than the other two horses from the final hurdle in the home straight first time around until the winning line; furthermore, … Continued
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