The New Lion wins Unibet Hurdle, but Cheltenham feature marred by Sir Gino injury

The New Lion ridden by Harry Skelton on the way to winning the Unibet Hurdle during Festival Trials Day at Cheltenham Racecourse. Pic: Nigel French/PA Wire.

Dan Skelton’s The New Lion won the Unibet Hurdle at Cheltenham but the race was marred by an injury to Sir Gino.

Billed as a match between potentially the two best two-mile hurdlers in Britain, both were biding their time in the four-runner race when Sir Gino appeared to land awkwardly at the flight at the top of the hill and Nico de Boinville pulled him up.