Henderson lands record sixth Champion Hurdle
14 Mar 2017 / 23:54 H.
Trainer Nicky Henderson with Altior after Nico de Boinville won the 2.10 Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices' Chase at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 14, 2017. — Reuters
LONDON: Veteran English trainer Nicky Henderson won a record sixth Champion Hurdle on Tuesday with Buveur D'Air easing home in the feature race on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival.
Buveur D'Air — who vindicated Henderson's decision to bring him back from steeplechasing to hurdles — also gave owner JP McManus his 50th winner at jumps racing's showpiece event.
Superbly ridden by Noel Fehilly — for whom it was his second win in the race — he came home clear of another Henderson runner the veteran My Tent or Yours, who was filling second for the third time, and Irish raider Petit Mouchoir was third. — AFP