'Fil Dor to buck worrying favourites trend?' - four hot Triumph Hurdle topics

Fil Dor: a short-priced favourite for the TriumphCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)

The Irish have 26 of the 59 entries in Friday's opener, but there is also one French entry to make it interesting. The four-year-old cavalry charge has gone the way of the visitors for the past two years, although they do not have it all their own way at the top of the ante-post lists this time around.

Here, David Milnes discusses four talking points following Tuesday's entry stage . . .

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David MilnesNewmarket correspondent

Published on 25 January 2022inBritain

Last updated 19:09, 25 January 2022

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