Race by race commentary on the Boxing Day fixture
Formby Hurdle (Aintree 1.05pm) preview
It is a very long time since a British-trained horse – or, for that matter, a horse trained by someone other than Willie Mullins – has been the ante-post favourite for the Supreme Novice Hurdle, but that is the position in which Dan Skelton’s Mydaddypaddy finds himself ahead of the Grade One feature of Aintree’s Boxing Day card. The four-year-old has been absolutely flawless in his three starts to date, including two novice hurdles so far this season, and his seven-length win at Haydock last time – albeit in a three-runner race – was a sight to behold. He will set off as a short-priced favourite here and while Harry Fry’s Idaho Sun, the second-favourite, is also unbeaten over hurdles, it will be a major disappointment if Mydaddypaddy fails to land the odds.
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