Dan Skelton’s Coral Cup winner Langer Dan tackles Grade One company for first time in William Hill Hurdle
Harry Skelton celebrates after winning the Coral Cup Hurdle on Langer Dan in 2023. The pair repeated the victory at this year's Cheltenham Festival. Photograph: Tom Maher/InphoDual Coral Cup winner Langer Dan takes a step into the unknown as he tackles Grade One company for the first time in the William Hill Aintree Hurdle on Thursday.
“He’s up in class, running in a Grade One for the first time I think, which is very exciting,” said Skelton.“I’ve got a lot of respect for first two in the betting and they’re not going to be easy horses to beat, but our horse is in great form and put up a career-best in the Coral Cup last time.Henry de Bromhead’s Bob Olinger missed the Cheltenham Festival having finished second in the Irish Champion Hurdle as this has been his main target all season, over his ideal trip of 2½ miles.
“He’s in great form at home, and hopefully he can continue running like he has been running all season. We couldn’t be happier with him, we’re really looking forward to him.” “We were third in the Champion Hurdle so it would be interesting to find out where we compare with Lossiemouth to find out whether Lossiemouth would have been fourth or first in the Champion Hurdle.
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