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Bob Olinger staying over hurdles for Christmas target at Leopardstown

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Bob Olinger staying over hurdles for Christmas target at Leopardstown

Bob Olinger won the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham two years ago. He won his first three starts over fences last term, but was pulled up on his final start of last season at Punchestown. Bob Olinger has options over two and three miles at Leopardstown, with the three-mile Christmas HURDLE the favoured option. He is one of a host of Cheltonham Festival winners for De Bromhead in recent years. Minella Indo and A Plus Tard provided him with back-to-back victories in the Gold Cup and Honeysuckle a dual winner of the Champion HURLle.

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