The road to the 2014 Cheltenham Festival: The Champion Hurdle…

Published: Wed, 11/20/13

Is Hurricane Fly ripe for the picking in this year's Champion Hurdle?

There has been plenty of talk this week surrounding current Champion Hurdler Hurricane Fly, but then again there should be, he did just smash the world record for number of Grade/Group 1 victories. He is a modern day legend (an over-used word but in this case it is fittingly applied) and on his day, which is most days, he is impossible to beat.

However, is he starting to show signs of 'slowing down' after 32 career starts?

Hurricane Fly started his season off with a below-par, yet record breaking performance, at Punchestown on Sunday but off the back of that run what do the stats that I unearthed say about his chances in March...

Is Hurricane Fly ripe for the picking in this year's Champion Hurdle?

I will be covering a number of these angles on the FREE NTF Blog as we begin the long sweep up to the Cheltenham Festival in March and remember, I'm always delighted to hear your opinions so make sure you drop me a comment on site with your thoughts.

Ben (NTF)

Narrowing The Field