Cheltenham Countdown: Who should Barry Geraghty opt for in the Champion Hurdle?
Buveur D’Air’s superior jumping makes him the logical selection
AP McCoy faced a couple of dilemmas in the run-up to the 2014 Cheltenham Festival. They were the sort of ‘problems’ top jockeys crave but were still the sort of decisions that could fry your brain. As the retained jockey to JP McManus, McCoy had the choice of My Tent Or Yours or Jezki in the Champion Hurdle. He chose My Tent Or Yours, a decision to was left to rue as Jezki, ridden instead by Barry Geraghty, prevailed by a neck. Two days later, history repeated itself when McCoy opted for At Fishers Cross ahead of More Of That in the Stayers’ Hurdle. McCoy had to settle for third as Geraghty steered More Of That to victory.
