Rebel Fitz is a warm order to get punters off to a bright start in the opening two miles maiden hurdle on an all National Hunt card at Cork this afternoon.
The dual bumper winner caught the eye when staying on well on his hurdle debut at Listowel, and has been well backed from 11/8 into 8/11 with Paddy Power to make amends today. The Michael Winters-trained gelding is 4/5 with Stan James.
In the following two miles handicap hurdle, Akinspirit is all the rage to go one better than at Killarney last month. An initial quote of 9/2 with Paddy Powers is well gone, and he's now 5/2. Hang On Groovy is another market mover in the concluding bumper, with Cathy Harrison's charge supported from 8/1 into 5/1 with Victor Chandler and is just 4/1 (from 8's) with Powers.
Alan Magee
