There is a poor turnout for the inaugural William Hill Welsh Champion Hurdle at Ffos Las on Saturday, with the Nicky Henderson trained Oscar Whisky scaring off potential rivals to leave a field of just five. Betting wise, the favourite is long odds on favourite for the Class 2 hurdle run over two miles, with odds of 10/1 bar the second favourite. Oscar Whiskey is many peoples outside bet for the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival, although there is a distinct possibilty that the six year old will be aimed at the World Hurdle given the fact that Henderson already trains last year's winner and ante-post favourite Binocular in the race.
Oscar Whisky has been defeated just the once in his career and that came in last year's Supreme Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham, where he finished fourth, just four lengths back from winner Menorah. His only race of this season came in the Cheltenham and Three Counties Hurdle on New Year's Day where he beat Any Given Day by seven lengths. It would be a huge upset were he to not score at Ffos Las on Saturday and due to his skinny price it might be worth backing him in a double with Binocular who runs in the Contenders Hurdle at Sandown also on Saturday afternoon.
If you were looking at having a bet on the forecast, there's not much inbetween second favourites Won In The Dark and Black Jack Blues in the form department. The former has plenty of experience, winning six times over hurdles, mainly in Ireland. The seven year old has also run in two Champion Hurdles at Cheltenham, although not managing to finish in the top ten. His third place in the 2008 JCB Triumph Hurdle was a career highlight and you have to go back almost a year for his last win, in the Ballsbridge Hurdle at Leopardstown. Black Jack Blues has run in half the amount of hurdles to that of his rivals, with just the three wins. Rebecca Curtis trains this eight year old who has won at Ffos Las, scoring here in October in a handicap hurdle. The horse finished six lengths behind Won In The Dark when the pair met in the Coral Ascot Hurdle last November, so worth considering when having a bet.
1/5 Oscar Whisky
10/1 Won In The Dark
10/1 Black Jack Blues
15/1 Barizan
33/1 Tarkari
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Posted: Friday, 4th February 2011
Author: Russell Lloyd
Tags: oscar whisky, welsh champion hurdle, champion hurdle, william hill,
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