The Racing Post's Graeme Rodway has actually selected his best choice for the Champion Hurdle, in addition to a horse that could be a wise each-way option at a double-figure rate.

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Champion Hurdle Betting Tips

16:00 Cheltenham - The New Lion @ 5/2
16:00 Cheltenham - Poniros @ 12/1

16:00 Cheltenham - The New Lion @ 5/2

The Champion Hurdle has actually been on the agenda for The New Lion ever because he sauntered home to land the Challow Hurdle at Newbury in December 2024 and his time has actually finally gotten here.

The Dan Skelton-trained seven-year-old went on to land the Turners Novices' Hurdle over 2m5f at this conference last year, when he revealed a disastrous turn of foot to come from behind The Yellow Clay going into the straight and win disappearing. That marked him down as a horse who has lots of speed.

The New Lion has been looked after ever since, running just two times and both over 2m, a trip which looks particular to draw out the very best in him. However, not everything went right on his reappearance in the Fighting Fifth at Newcastle, when he fell at the second last and was beaten by last year's winner of this race, Golden Ace.

It was back to the drawing board for the Skelton group, however they constructed The New Lion back up and he showed no ill results from that fall when once again showing his hallmark turn of speed to land the International Hurdle on Trials day at this course. He originated from last-to-first in a gradually run race then.

He beat Nemean Lion by only a length and a half, however is value for a lot even more than that winning margin judging by his ending up sectionals. He ran the second-from-last furlong that day in a time of 12.91 seconds, which is rapid for a hurdler, and only won by a little margin because of the slow rate.

A much more powerful gallop in a Champion Hurdle will draw out all type of enhancement from The New Lion and this is his day. It's also the Skeltons' day and they can land their first Champion Hurdle.

16:00 Cheltenham - Poniros @ 12/1

If there is a horse who could disturb the applecart at big chances then it's probably in 2015's Triumph Hurdle winner Poniros, who has run just twice given that and is open to the most improvement of any runner in the field. He is the youngest horse in the race and this will be only his fourth hurdle start.

Poniros won last season's Triumph on his hurdling launching, which is quite a task, and it wasn't a weak race either. The runner-up Lulamba has considering that gone on to win several races over fences this season.

Lulamba got his vengeance on Poniros at Punchestown, by my choice still ran a cracker to end up 2nd and he returned from the finest part of a year off the track to finish third behind Brighterdaysahead at Leopardstown last month. He had a peaceful trip and didn't have a hard race.

A lot more buttons will be pressed this time and Poniros has already revealed that he works in a highly run race around this course. He could take an enormous action forward following his run in the Irish Champion Hurdle and may easily face a location behind The New Lion, so is an each-way bet.

Tipster's Recent Winners

Graeme Rodway nailed 2 winners from three choices in his last column for bet365 readers and struck the layers with another double at Naas in the Racing Post on Wednesday.

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