Posts tagged Champion Hurdle
No decision yet on Cue Card
Feb 3rd
Colin Tizzard may not be ready to decide which option he will take with Cue Card at this year’s Cheltenham Festival but neither looks particularly easy. Cue Card has already proved himself sufficiently in three runs over hurdles this season for Tizzard to make an entry for the Stan James Champion Hurdle and the five-year-old [...]
Binocular heads Champion Hurdle entries
Jan 19th
Binocular, who will attempt to become the first horse to successfully defend his title since Hardy Eustace in 2005, is one of 31 entries for the Stan James Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham. To read the full story: http://horse-racing.bettor.com/kauto-star-found-to-be-suffering-from-infection/news/1337941
Nicky Henderson focussed on Cheltenham with Binocular
Jan 18th
The last time that Nicky Henderson was champion jumps trainer – in the 1986-87 season – Martin Pipe was still learning the ropes, Tony McCoy was still learning at school and dreaming of becoming as jockey and Paul Nicholls was still a jockey planning on becoming a trainer. To read the full story: http://horse-racing.bettor.com/nicky-henderson-focussed-on-cheltenham-with-binocular/news/1337933
Zaynar could be just champion for Tinkler
Mar 12th
Three months ago he was the horse jockeys were lining up to ride. Then Zaynar was favourite for the Champion Hurdle but, after a defeat in trial race at Kelso run on desperate ground, he has been passed over by Barry Geraghty, in favour of the reigning champion Punjabi, and Tony McCoy, who has been [...]
Binocular requires sense of perspective
Mar 5th
This is usually the time before a Cheltenham Festival that produces more hard-luck stories than the poor house, as fancied horses succumb to various injuries and ailments. Now Binocular appears ready to buck the trend by making the line-up for the Champion Hurdle, having been ruled out by Nicky Henderson with a muscle problem. [...]
Absence makes the case grow stronger
Jan 25th
The more things change the more they stay the same. The market for the Champion Hurdle was given a mighty shake-up over the weekend but there were some mixed signals. Given that the market leader, Zaynar, is not due to run until Kelso in the middle of next month, this weekend’s races were always likely [...]
Irish trainers play numbers game
Jan 20th
The days when Irish-trained runners dominated the major prizes at the Cheltenham Festival may be receding into the more distant memory now but they will not lack for numbers in this year’s Champion Hurdle. Having failed to even make the frame in the past two renewals of the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle, Irish trainers appear [...]
Mullins may yet up the ante
Jan 4th
An earlier than usual start to the silly season or the first inspired punt of the decade? A look at the ante-post markets for the four feature races for the Cheltenham Festival shows that there is a need for something to stir as the Paul Nicholls yard has a stranglehold on three of them. His [...]
Cesare flat out for new career
Dec 9th
Stuck in a rut? Finding the daily challenge now little more than a day-long grind? Many of us consider a career change as a way of invigorating the working day and it can happen with racehorses too. Over the last two seasons Cesare has been running well in races like the Lockinge and Queen Anne [...]
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