2.05 Haydock
stanjames.com Champion Hurdle Trial (Grade 2) (Class 1) (4YO plus)
Winner £28,505
Peddlers Cross: Changed hands for £100,000 after winning an Irish point at Liscaroll and has maintained peerless 100% record with wins in bumper at Haydock, novice hurdle at Bangor, Grade 2 at Haydock, Neptune investments Hurdle and Mersey Novice’s Hurdle last year; Put up best performance yet when beating Starluck and Binocular to win the Fighting Fifth at Newbury and looks set to take this going onto a big run in the Champion.
Walkon: Was one of top juvenile hurdlers before injury struck two years ago, winning 4 times in 6 starts, including a 13 lengths romp in the Anniversary Hurdle at Aintree after Triumph Hurdle second; Going to need the run badly after 660 days off but fascinating to see him return.
Washington Irving: Looked set for a good future over hurdles when pasting up by 15 lengths on his first start; The trip was much too far next time out in soft ground and much the same story on his third run; Not up to Graded class at Aintree and disappointed first time out.
Ruthenoise: Looks up against it here; Overmatched.
VERDICT: It’s great to see the return of Walkon after the best part of two years but barring accidents this should prove a formality for PEDDLERS CROSS, who looks set for a big run in the Champion Hurdle.
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