Iberico Lord supplemented for Champion Hurdle

JP McManus has paid the £18,000 (€21,000) supplementary fee to add the Betfair Hurdle winner to the day one Festival feature

TALENTED DOZEN: Iberico Lord is one of 12 potential runners in the Champion Hurdle.  Picture: Healy Racing

Nicky Henderson may be without Constitution Hill in the Unibet Champion Hurdle but is still set to be double-handed after deciding to supplement Iberico Lord for the Cheltenham Festival showpiece.

The reigning champion was ruled out on Monday due to a respiratory infection, which has prompted a rethink from Henderson and owner JP McManus on the Cotswolds target for Iberico Lord.