Karl Hedley is looking forward to a brilliant week of Irish racing in the capital

With the new year upon us, many horses will be heading towards their prep races for upcoming festivals including the Dublin Racing Festival in February and of course Cheltenham in March. In the piece below, I have selected a number of individual runners who will likely be engaged in these future meetings and who showed potential going forward into 2024.
Waterford Whispers came with a rattling late run to claim the Rated Novice Hurdle, at Fairyhouse in early December. Seventh on debut in April, the Westerner ge...