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
T: N J HendersonJ: B J Geraghty
Tracked leader, shaken up briefly between last 2, led last, comfortably
T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Led, quickened approaching 2out, headed last, not pace of winner
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up disputing 3rd. went clear 3rd 2out, not pace of first 2 op 33/1
T: J W MullinsJ: N D Fehily
Held up disputing 3rd, outpaced before 2out op 40/1
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Old Guard10
Weight: 11-7| Age: 6
T: P F Nicholls J: Bryony Frost
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£1.10EX:£1.30Trifecta:£2.30SF:£1.69
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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