12th December, 2009 – Khyber Kim produced a shock win in the Boylesports.com International Hurdle at Cheltenham this weekend, beating last year’s Champion Hurdle winner ‘Punjabi’ and odds-on-favourite ‘Celestial Halo’. This eagerly contested Champion Hurdle trial now puts ‘Khyber Kim’ into the reckoning to follow up and win the big race at the Festival in March next year.
Reputedly a quirky character, the seven year old who also won last month’s Greatwood Hurdle, gave jockey Paddy Brennan his third win of the day. Trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies now aims to give his athletic charge one more run to keep him sweet before the big day. Despite their defeat, trainers Paul Nicholls and Nicky Henderson remained upbeat about the performances of Celestial Halo and Punjabi who was having his first run of the season.
‘Poquelin’ stormed to victory with an impressive seven length win in the Boylesports.com Gold Cup after finishing second in the Paddy Power Gold Cup last month. Owned by leading jumps enthusiast Andy Stewart, whose black, red and white racing colours are a familiar sight, Poquelin is now second favourite to win the Ryanair Chase at the Festival. This win comes hot on the heels of recent successes for the formidable trainer/jockey duo Paul Nicholls and Ruby Walsh with stable stars Denman, Kauto Star and Twist Magic. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=9279
Tags: Boylesports.com International Hurdle, equestrian competitions, Horse Racing
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