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14:30 Kempton

Tuesday 26 December 2017

All12:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

Unibet Christmas Hurdle (Grade 1)

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 4m 3.5s

1^st

Buveur D'Air

611-7

2/11f

T: N J HendersonJ: B J Geraghty

Tracked leader, shaken up briefly between last 2, led last, comfortably

2^nd

2 ¼

The New One

911-7

5/1

T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Led, quickened approaching 2out, headed last, not pace of winner

3^rd

3 ¾

Mohaayed

511-7

20/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up disputing 3rd. went clear 3rd 2out, not pace of first 2 op 33/1

4^th

Chesterfield

711-7

33/1

T: J W MullinsJ: N D Fehily

Held up disputing 3rd, outpaced before 2out op 40/1

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Old Guard¹⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: P F Nicholls J: Bryony Frost

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.10EX:£1.30Trifecta:£2.30SF:£1.69

Forecasts

Buveur D'Air (2/11), The New One (5/1), Old Guard (12/1), Mohaayed (20/1), Chesterfield (33/1)

Granted a clean passage around, it is very hard to see how Champion Hurdler BUVEUR D'AIR won't be winning this. Nicky Henderson's charge was most impressive in his reappearance, taking the Grade 1 Fighting Fifth at Newcastle without breaking sweat. He is the class act here and should give his trainer a record-extending seventh career win in the race. The New One went down all guns blazing in the International Hurdle at Cheltenham this month and should be next best. He may well settle for second in this festive event for the fourth time. The reliable but limited Old Guard can fend off Chesterfield and Mohaayed, who have stacks to find to be competitive here.