Ruby cut to defend Cheltenham title
Rock On Ruby is 6/1 to win the Champion Hurdle with Sky Bet after he landed the 32Red Listed Hurdle at Doncaster.
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The race was marred by a fatal fall for Nicky Henderson's Darlan, who had looked poised to win under AP McCoy before crashing out at the final flight.
Hurricane Fly is now shorter than 2/1 for the first time this seasonat 7/4, while Grandouet and Zarkandar can be backed at 5/1 and 6/1 respectively.
Cinders And Ashes is 12/1 ahead of 14/1 shot Binocular, while Doncaster second Countrywide Flame is also 14s.
Sky Bet have trimmed Oscar Whisky to 12/1 although he's available at 25s elsewhere, Cotton Mill is 16/1 ahead of his reappearance in the Betfair Hurdle and it's 20/1 bar.
Earlier on the card, Henderson saddled a double courtesy of Utopie Des Bordes and Minella Forfitness and both were cut for their potential Cheltenham assignments.
The former has entries in all three novice hurdles and is 33/1 for the Supreme, the same price quoted about Minella Forfitness.
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