His facile success at the Racing Post iPhone App HBLB Champion Hurdle Trial at Kempton provided the right warm up for Punjabi’s defense for his Cheltenham crown. It was last week’s abandonment of Kingwell Hurdle that led to the staging of this race.
Under Barry Geraghty’s reins, disaster almost struck Punjabi when Treaty Flyer fell nearly a mile from home, and nearly brought Punjabi down too. However Geraghty managed to clear over the second last flight and cruise home with a win of 12 lengths.
With this win, Nicky Henderson stated that Punjabi would be heading to Cheltenham with an easy win, unlike last year, where he headed to Cheltenham after getting beaten at Wincanton.
While Geraghty will have to choose between Henderson’s Punjabi and Zaynar at Cheltenham, Henderson mentioned that Tony McCoy will be taking the mount his colleague rejects.
I’ve also heard on the grapevine that Alan King had practically ruled out Mille Chief’s participation in the Festival as he was
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