Binocular heads trio attempting to keep Henderson run going

Nicky Henderson has won the Champion Hurdle on five previous occasions and this year the Seven Barrows trainer has a trio of runners in 2010 winner Binocular, Grandouet and Khyber Kim.

The enigmatic Binocular was fourth a year ago and has run just once this season, finishing third behind Hurricane Fly in the Irish Champion Hurdle.

Henderson said: “His history is fraught with fantastic moments and disappointments, many of which were not his fault at all.