Binocular sets sights on Christmas repeat

BINOCULAR will be back for another crack at the William Hill Christmas Hurdle at Kempton on Boxing Day as trainer Nicky Henderson juggles the campaigns of four potential Champion Hurdle horses.

Henderson is not giving up on 2010 Champion Hurdle hero Binocular, even though he faltered last season after an impressive success in the Kempton Grade One and has now suffered three consecutive defeats in the Fighting Fifth Hurdle. In this year’s renewal, held at Newcastle last week, he could never get a handle on Overturn, and was beaten by four and a half lengths.

“He’s in the exactly the same position as last year,” said Henderson.