Rare match race as disappointing turnout hands Brazil a golden opportunity

There was a disappointing turnout for the Grade 2 Matheson Hurdle at Leopardstown. Brazil and No Looking Back are going to race each other. It is the first match race at declaration stage in Ireland for a decade. No Lookin Back won two of his three starts for trainer Oliver McKiernan. The winner of the race earns €7,300 for finishing second to Brazil, while an upset is worth €21,900 to connections. The runner-up earns $7k. There have been nine match races in the last ten years. Only once since the event was awarded black-type status in 2014 have there been more than six runners.

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