Cheveley Park pair form solid cornerstones - Charlie Huggins selects his ten
It will pay not to stray too far from the obvious and with 25 points available for a Grade 1 win, I have elected to focus on the Graded horses over the less predictable handicap division.
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is a superstar and I fully expect him to win everything this season, culminating in the Champion Hurdle. There's also the potential for another Grade 1 haul should Nicky Henderson elect to take him to Aintree in the spring.
will still receive points if chasing home Constitution Hill in second in the Champion Hurdle and, with the Irish equivalent also a bonus race, the Henry de Bromhead-trained mare merits inclusion.
The 2020 Champion Hurdle winner is likely to avoid the big guns but the possibility of her heading to the Fighting Fifth in Constitution Hill's absence, as well as a potential tilt at the Grade 1 Mares’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival, means she is included.
Dual Stayers’ Hurdle hero Flooring Porter was first and second in bonus races last season and is a no-brainer to include, as is Allaho, who also seeks a third straight win at the Cheltenham Festival in the Ryanair Chase.
As ante-post favourite for the King George VI Chase, covers multiple bonus race bases and the same is true of the fellow Cheveley Park-owned A Plus Tard, who can boost point tallies with repeat wins in the Betfair Chase and Gold Cup.
may again find A Plus Tard too good but can still pick up points in the aforementioned races as well as gain a useful Grade 2 win in the Cotswold Chase, which Dan Skelton has mentioned as a potential target for his star chaser.
Fakir D’Oudairiescan land weaker top-level contests in Britain such as the Ascot and Marsh Chases, while will be hard to beat in stronger events such as the Tingle Creek and Champion Chase.
can go one better than last year’s second in the Coral Gold Cup and is also likely to run in the Grand National, so therefore offers some interest in at least a couple of the bonus handicap chases.
Charlie Huggins' Ten to Follow
Allaho
A Plus Tard
Constitution Hill
Energumene
Epatante
Fakir D’Oudairies
Fiddlerontheroof
Flooring Porter
Honeysuckle
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