P669 CEEFAX 2 669 Thu 26 Dec 23:24/21 DAVIS IN ACTION 1/2 Klairon Davis, winnjt of the Queen Mothjt Champion Chase last season, bids to defy 12st in the McAain Handicap Chase at Leopardstown on Friday. His principal opponent looks to be Merry Gale, runnjt-up last time in the Punchjstown Chase in which Klairon Davis fell four fences from home. Aidan O'Brien runs the classy Istabraq in the 1st Choice Novice Hurdle. Richest race on the card is the Paddy Power Handicap Chase, featuring Arthur Moore's Whale Of A Knight. BBC TO COVER LEOPARDSTOWN'S CARD 668 Sport Headlines 301 Racing Index 660 Kemp Res K George1 Kemp Res Kemp DecsP669 CEEFAX 2 669 Thu 26 Dec 23:14/34 PICK CONFIRMS IRISH OPTION 2/2 Aldjtbrook, lift kicking his heels again because of unsuitably fast going at Kempton, will now be prepared for next month's Irish Champion Hurdle. Ownjt Ernie Pick said: "I am not concetnjd that he hasn't had a run b4t I am upset when you get so close and then can't run. "All being well he will go to Ireland and hj might have a little race in between that and the Champion Hurdle." Aldjtbrook is 3/1 favourite to repeat his 1995 win in the Cheltenham event. ALL OF NEXT WEEK'S GOING REPORTS 690 Football 302 Cricket 340 Genital 380 Kemp Res K George1 Kemp Res Kemp Decs