TRIPLE CHAMPION hurdler Istabraq will be on show at Leopardstown over Christmas.

The former Aidan O’Brien- trained great will parade before the inaugural running of the Istabraq Festival Hurdle on December 29th. Charlie Swan, who rode Istabraq in all of his 29 starts over hurdles, said; “Istabraq was an amazing horse. “He had everything, speed, wonderful jump, the works.”