One of the 10 entries for the Racing Post iPhone App HBLB Champion Hurdle Trial at Kempton on Saturday is none other than Punjabi. It was the loss of last weekend’s Kingwell Hurdle at Wincanton that lead to the addition of the two mile contest to the fixture.
This in turn provides Champion Hurdle winner Punjabi with a trial race before he actually gets to defend his crown. More than Punjabi, it is his trainer Nicky Henderson who is delighted with the addition of this race. In fact, he has also entered Afsoun and French Open in it as a mark of his support for the race.
The other entries for the trial race are Andy Turnell’s Blue Bajan, Border Castle, Gary Moore’s Mon Michael, Earth Magic, Treaty Flyer, Spider Boy and Supernoverre.
In the meantime, I hear that Peter Brown, who is accused of murdering two young jockeys, Jamie Kyne and Jan Wilson in a flat fire last September may face further charges. The jockeys’ deaths were a shock to the racing fraternity, wherein various tributes were held in racecourses and yards across Ireland and Britain.
The additional charges Brown faces are charges of manslaughter and arson with the intent to endanger life.
On a brighter note, I have to mention that Bothy has managed to maintain his unbeaten record with a second success at Taunton. With this, he qualifies for the Fred Winter Juvenile Novices’ Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival.
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