Fourth Irish Champion Hurdle Win For Fly

January 27, 2014 - Hurricane Fly picked up his fourth consecutive career Irish Champion Hurdle yesterday at Leopardstown and, in the process, extended his record of Grade One victories to 19.

The defending champion had to hold off the challenge of Our Conor who finished just over a length behind the 10-year old.

It is the hurdlers’ third success of the season and likely to be his last outing before the Champion Hurdle in March.

He opened his account for the campaign in November in the Morgiana Hurdle before landing the Ryanair Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Hurricane Fly has visited the Festival at Prestbury Park on three occasions, scoring in 2011 and 2013. He is now the 5/2 clear ante-post favourite with the bet365 racing betting.

The New One has remained solid at 10/3 in the Champion Hurdle betting despite not running this weekend. He is not expected to appear before the premier hurdle race in March.

Connections of My Tent or Yours, who beat Nigel Twiston-Davies running at Kempton on Boxing, have stated their horse is going to have another outing over the next few weeks. He is available at 9/2 with bet365.

The seven-year old has done nothing wrong so far this season with wins coming in the Fighting Fifth Hurdle and Christmas Hurdle.

My Tent or Yours had to settle for second at the Festival in 2013 as he finished behind Champagne Fever in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle when going off the 15/8 favourite in the racing live betting.

Punters have backed Our Conor into 6/1 following his respectable second when chasing home Hurricane Fly at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Last year’s Triumph Hurdle winner bounced back from a disappointing run in the Ryanair Hurdle.

The five-year old was one of the most impressive winners at Cheltenham last March as his margin of victory was 15-lengths when scoring for the Irish team.