Cheveley Park leave door open for Champion Hurdle tilt with Envoi Allen

Envoi Allen: will be a warm order to continue his winning run at Naas

Envoi Allen: winning on his hurdling debut at Down Royal in NovemberCredit: Patrick McCann

All Cheltenham options remain open for the unbeaten Envoi Allen with the door not shut on a Unibet Champion Hurdle bid for the Cheveley Park-owned star whose festival credentials will be tested at Naas on Sunday.

Envoi Allen steps up to two and a half miles in the Grade 1 Lawlor’s of Naas Novice Hurdle, a move bookmakers think points the way to the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle, for which he is a general 7-4, compared with prices as big as 6-1 for the shorter Sky Bet Supreme.

But performances suggests he would not look out of place in an open-looking Champion Hurdle, which closes for entries on January 14 and for which layers have him a top-priced 16-1 and as short as 8-1.

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Bruce JacksonReporter

Published on 30 December 2019inNews

Last updated 10:39, 31 December 2019

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