Trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies is feeling in bullish mood ahead of Khyber Kim's tilt at the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle on Tuesday.

The talented but quirky superstar has had a sensational season over obstacles and victories in the Greatwood Hurdle and Boylesports International at Cheltenham have put him in the picture for the feature on the opening day of the Festival.

Now his trainer is warning punters not to underestimate his chances in the Grade One and Twiston-Davies explained: "Khyber Kim is in tremendous form and we are very confident going into the race. In my opinion, he is the forgotten horse but never mind, let's go and win."

Twiston-Davies was also quick to remind punters that Khyber Kim doesn’t necessarily need testing ground to be at his best.

"The first day of The Festival will probably be the softest ground anyway but he doesn't need soft. He has a lot of class and I'm very happy with him. I don't think Paddy Brennan or I would swap him for any other, in fact I'm certain we wouldn't," he continued.

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