Festival Focus - Triumph Hurdle 2015

Hargam-ble - Hargam looks the best bet to take on his dominant stable mate in the Triumph.

Friday’s opener – the Triumph Hurdle – is a notoriously difficult puzzle to solve from a long range perspective given that historically some of the leading protagonists often still haven’t laid down their marker for the race even at this stage of the season, just five weeks from the start of the festival.

The race however has been an uncharacteristic success for the Festival Focus series having recommended the last two winners Our Conor and Tiger Roll.

Both years it was a race set to take place this coming weekend that convinced me of their Triumph Hurdle credentials so it may seem strange to be offering up a selection in the week leading up to the Spring Juvenile Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Unlike most years where the Triumph is a race where the picture in my head does not become clear until quite close to festival week though this year I’ve had a horse in mind for the race from very early on in the campaign.