Apple’s Jade looks all set to foil D’Air’s hat-trick bid

The Unibet Champion Hurdle, the headline act on the opening day of the 2019 Cheltenham Festival, pits a hat-trick-seeking champion against a superstar mare as well as a mare with superstar potential.

Buveur D’Air against Apple’s Jade with the unknown quantity that is Laurina thrown into the mix – Champion Hurdles do not come more fascinating.