Henderson remains upbeat on Buveur D’Air despite comeback defeat
‘We’ll stick to the plan and go for the Champion Hurdle’.
Nicky Henderson was disappointed but not dismayed after dual Champion Hurdle hero Buveur D’Air suffered defeat on his long-awaited return to action at Haydock. Having claimed Cheltenham Festival glory in both 2017 and 2018, the JP McManus-owned 10-year-old fell when bidding for the hat-trick the following season. Hopes of regaining his crown last March were dashed by a freak injury suffered in the Fighting Fifth at Newcastle, where he returned with a piece of wood lodged in his foot, which later required surgery and a significant period of rehabilitation. It has been a long road back for Buveur D’Air, but such was his well being, Henderson changed a long-term plan to run at Sandown next month and instead bring him out a fortnight earlier in The New One Unibet Hurdle on Merseyside.The outside of the trio, Navajo Pass makes all to score The New One @Unibet Hurdle ?
Congratulations to @SquinlanSean and @donaldmccain ? pic.twitter.com/sl14KJ5PoS — Haydock Park Races (@haydockraces) January 23, 2021
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