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Grade 1 talent or race fitness? Tornado Flyer and Blue Lord face intriguing test

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Grade 1 talent or race fitness? Tornado Flyer and Blue Lord face intriguing test

Willie Mullins' Blue Lord and Tornado Flyer are the only two horses in the Clonmel Oil Chase. Allaho is injured. The race is open. Darasso is bidding for an eighth Listed or Graded success. Pencilfulloflead is lightly raced. It is only the second start for Tornado flyer at 2m4f or further. Joseph O'Brien's jumps string is down in numbers. He won at Cheltenham and at Navan recently. Fakir D'oudairies won the race here 12 months ago. His horse will try to repeat that success on Thursday.

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