Osana Backed for Champion Hurdle
As one would expect after Osana ran his rivals ragged in the Boylesports International he has been backed into 7/1 for the Champion Hurdle. David Pipe in an interview on Attheraces stated that this was his Champion Hurdle and was laid out for this race. This could not be said for the favourite Sublimity who drifted in the betting once the public got to see how fat he was.The race may have signalled a changing of the guard as Osana, who ran so well under top weight in the Greatwood last month in the mud, led them a merry dance and kept up the gallop. He jumped with accuracy and fluency from the front and,try as they might, the others could never really get to grips with him. Not surprisingly the bookmakers reacted by shortening the winner up dramatically for the hurdler's crown in March and probably quite rightly too.
On the flip side there must be a major chance he will not be allowed to boss things from the front like he did here when that time comes, but he looks a genuine contender for the race now as he still seems to be progressing.
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