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THE NEST OF CHAMPIONS

Graham Buddry looks back on the legend of hurdle hero Bird’s Nest

In the days before a lot of the racing program was sanitised every course had their own top class races, many of which are now poor shadows of their former selves.
In the world of hurdlers we still have The Fighting Fifth and Christmas Hurdle before the Champion itself and despite many name changes the Bula Hurdle is also an important stepping stone.
Post Cheltenham there has always been the 20 furlong race at Aintree but the best hurdle race after the big one was always the Scottish Champion Hurdle at Ayr. Bac...

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