Nicky Henderson duo Epatante & Buveur d Air among 27 for Unibet Champion Hurdle
The Cheltenham Festival kicks off on March 16 with four days of action
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SEVEN Barrows trainer Nicky Henderson has entered duo Epatante and Buveur d’Air into the Unibet Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
The iconic four-day meeting is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, March 16 and the championship contest for two-mile hurdlers is the highlight of day one at The Festival.
Reigning champion trainer Nicky Henderson is the most successful handler of all time in the Unibet Champion Hurdle with eight victories - See You Then (1985, 1986, 1987), Punjabi (2009), Binocular (2010), Buveur d Air (2017, 2018) and Epatante (2020).