14:30 Kempton
Tuesday 26 December 2017
All12:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40
Unibet Christmas Hurdle (Grade 1)
- 4YO plus | Class 1 | 2m | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 4 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 4m 3.50s
Odds by:
Cloth number
Live Odds
Odds
1
Buveur D'Air
2/11
2
Chesterfield
40/1
33/1
3
Mohaayed
33/1, 25/1
20/1
5
The New One
5/1
Non-Runners
4
Old Guard10
Weight: 11-7| Age: 6
T: P F Nicholls J: Bryony Frost
NR
Forecasts
Buveur D'Air (2/11), The New One (5/1), Old Guard (12/1), Mohaayed (20/1), Chesterfield (33/1)
Granted a clean passage around, it is very hard to see how Champion Hurdler BUVEUR D'AIR won't be winning this. Nicky Henderson's charge was most impressive in his reappearance, taking the Grade 1 Fighting Fifth at Newcastle without breaking sweat. He is the class act here and should give his trainer a record-extending seventh career win in the race. The New One went down all guns blazing in the International Hurdle at Cheltenham this month and should be next best. He may well settle for second in this festive event for the fourth time. The reliable but limited Old Guard can fend off Chesterfield and Mohaayed, who have stacks to find to be competitive here.
- Buveur D'air
- The New One
- Old Guard
Prize Money
1st: £68,340.002nd: £25,644.003rd: £12,840.004th: £6,396.005th: £3,216.006th: £1,608.00
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