PAUL FERGUSON

Paul Ferguson with his big race fancies for February

Messire Des Obeaux

The month gets underway with the Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown, and, following his unbelievable Christmas, Willie Mullins could well dominate again.
His team for the big two-day fixture is likely to be headed by several live contenders for both the Irish Champion Hurdle and the Irish Gold Cup, but the horse I am most looking forward to seeing again is Monkfish. Last year’s Albert Bartlett winner was impressive on his chasing debut at Fairyhouse, before proving too strong...