Tuesday banker: Yanworth set to lift hurdling crown

Yanworth, unbeaten in three starts this season, is strongly fancied to lift the Champion Hurdle crown.

In what rates a non-vintage year following the notable defections of Faugheen and Annie Power, Alan King’s class act looks to have all the attributes to follow in their footsteps.

A strongly-run race at Cheltenham seems sure to bring out the best in Yanworth, and his sheer power from the final flight is likely to prove the clinching factor.