14:30 Kempton
Wednesday 26 December 2018
All12:5013:2013:5514:3015:0515:40
Unibet Christmas Hurdle (Grade 1)
- 4YO plus  |  Class 1  |  2m  |  Good to Soft (Good in places)  |  5 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 14:30Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 3m 47.1s
T:Â N J HendersonJ:Â N de Boinville
Held up in rear, headway after 3 out, ridden next, went second between last 2, stayed on strongly run in to lead post op 6/1
T:Â N J HendersonJ:Â B J Geraghty
Held up in touch, headway 5th, went second when hit 3 out, led next, soon ridden, headed post op 2/9
T:Â H FryJ:Â N D Fehily
Tracked leaders, headway after 4 out, ridden and one paced approaching 2 out op 8/1
T:Â B PaulingJ:Â David Bass
Led, soon clear, headed 2 out, hung left and no extra op 12/1
T:Â W GreatrexJ:Â G Sheehan
Tracked leader to 3 out, soon outpaced tchd 50/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£6.10Pl:£2.30, £1.10EX:£11.90Trifecta:£25.80SF:£8.37
Forecasts
Buveur D'Air (1/4), Verdana Blue (11/2), If The Cap Fits (7/1), Global Citizen (11/1), Boite (66/1)
Look no further than the brilliant BUVEUR D'AIR. Winner of the Champion Hurdle in each of the past two seasons, he added yet another Fighting Fifth Hurdle to his already burgeoning CV when fully deflating the hype which had built up around the Irish challenger Samcro. Furthermore, his trainer Nicky Henderson is an absolute master at handling these top-class 2-milers. By recording a second straight Christmas Hurdle win, that aforementioned CV will hold an obvious degree of symmetry in terms of Grade 1 victories.
- Buveur D'Air
- Global Citizen
- Verdana Blue
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £74,035.002nd: £27,781.003rd: £13,910.004th: £6,929.005th: £3,484.006th: £1,742.00
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