Binocular under the microscope at Cheltenham

All eyes will this afternoon be on Tony McCoy and red-hot favourite Binocular when the tapes go up for the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival.

All eyes will this afternoon be on Tony McCoy and red-hot favourite Binocular when the tapes go up for the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival.

In the run-up to today’s race, there have been comparisons between this five-year-old and brilliant three-time winner Istabraq, who also sported the same gold and green silks of powerhouse owner JP McManus.

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