McCain nervous as Peddlers goes on trial

DONALD McCAIN admits the nerves are starting to kick in as Peddlers Cross puts his unbeaten record on the line in the stanjames.com Champion Hurdle Trial at Haydock.

McCain has never made any secret of the fact that he believes the six-year-old is the best horse he has ever trained and his course record gives that theory plenty of weight.

Brilliant in bumpers and as a novice hurdler, the gelding bridged the gap into open company by defeating reigning champion hurdler Binocular in the Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newbury on his seasonal reappearance in November.