Cheltenham Festival 2019: Espoir D’Allen takes shock Champion Hurdle win - as it happened - News Summed Up

Cheltenham Festival 2019: Espoir D’Allen takes shock Champion Hurdle win - as it happened


17:05Perhaps the oddest race of the Festival, a four-mile novice chase for amateur riders. OK Corral has been all the rage for this for months, since the crack amateur Derek O’Connor came over to ride him at Warwick. O’Connor rides again but the horse’s stamina has to be taken on trust and he comes from a yard not known for producing stout stayers. Ballyward finished strongly to score at Naas in January, though he has a little ground to make up with OK Corral on their hurdles form last year. Jerrysback runs as though a step up in distance may help and the rain is good news for him.


Source: The Guardian March 12, 2019 09:58 UTC



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