By Marcus Townend For The Mail On SundayPublished: 14:12 EST, 20 February 2021 | Updated: 20:38 EST, 20 February 2021Goshen was slashed to 5-1 for the Champion Hurdle after surging back to form with a facile victory in the Kingwell Hurdle at Wincanton. Only the two mares - reigning champion Epatante and Irish Champion Hurdle winner Honeysuckle - are now ahead of Gary Moore-trained Goshen in the ante-post betting for the Champion Hurdle after he eased to a 22-length win from Song For Someone. It was a transformed performance from the International Hurdle at Cheltenham in December when Goshen finished 29 lengths behind Song For Someone. Goshen's price has plummeted for the Champion Hurdle after a clear victory at WincantonGoshen wrote the hard-luck story of the 2020 Cheltenham Festival when unseating jockey Jamie Moore at the last hurdle when heading to certain victory in the Triumph Hurdle. It has to be the Champion Hurdle next.

Source: The Nation February 21, 2021 02:03 UTC