Bear's Got the Talent to Humble Champion ; (1) Nick Gifford's Hope Can Get the Better of Sublimity in the Big Hurdle Clash at Cheltenham Tomorrow, Writes Will Hayler(2) Straw Bear has the Speed If the Race Becomes a Sprint

Evening Standard - London › December 14, 2007

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STRAW BEAR looks firstclass value in the Boylesports International Hurdle at Cheltenham tomorrow. The Pounds 200,000 race at 3.10 has been billed as a dress rehearsal for next March's Champion Hurdle, but there is plenty of water to pass under the bridge between now and then.

Sublimity is ante-post favourite to repeat last season's surprise success in the Champion and will bid to highlight his credentials in this 2m 1f Grade 2 contest.

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Bear's Got the Talent to Humble Champion ; (1) Nick Gifford's Hope Can Get the Better of Sublimity in the Big Hurdle Clash at Cheltenham Tomorrow, Writes Will Hayler(2) Straw Bear has the Speed If the Race Becomes a Sprint

However, although he cannot be discounted from taking a starring role again at the Festival, John Carr's Irish ra...

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