Buveur D'Air headlines six runners for Christmas Hurdle

This has been the target for the Champion Hurdle hero since he made a successful reappearance in the Fighting Fifth at Newcastle to take his winning spree to seven.

Nicky Henderson's charge could be taken on by Nigel Twiston-Davies' evergreen The New One, Paul Nicholls' stalwart Old Guard and Mohaayed from Dan Skelton's yard.

The other two possibles, Elgin and Chesterfield, have been declared for Saturday's Racing Welfare Handicap Hurdle at Ascot.

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