Last four Champion Hurdle winners could reoppose in March

THE last four winners of the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle could reoppose at the Cheltenham Festival as Hardy Eustace, Brave Inca, Sublimity and Katchit are among 34 possibles for this year’s renewal.

Ante-post favourite Binocular is still one of the contenders and is part of a strong hand for Nicky Henderson, with stablemates Afsoun, Punjabi, Sentry Duty and Aigle D’Or also entered.

Willie Mullins’ smart novice Hurricane Fly is still a possible at this stage, while the likes of Jered, Harchibald and Catch Me could also make the journey across from Ireland on March 10.