Bailey aims for blaze of glory; 1.Sweet as chocolate: Robert Thornton and Blazing Bailey clear the last flight on route to a Cheltenham victory Walsh to land on Neptune 2. Racemail's Peadar Flanangan came up trumps by tipping both big winners on the opening two days.

From: The Daily Mail (London, England) | Date: April 24, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: PEADAR FLANAGAN

BRITISH raider Blazing Bailey, who appears at home in most groundconditions, looksthesafest betinthisafternoonsbigstaying test at Punchestown: the Grade 1 Ladbrokes.com World Series Hurdle.

The Alan King-trainedsix-year-old, who finished third in last years World Hurdle at Cheltenham, alsoran well when finishing fourth in this years renewal of the race last month.

But those efforts were left in theshadebyhisdestructive winn...

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