Peddlers Cross (above) is one of the market leaders for the 2011 Champion Hurdle. (credit: hyperionone)
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Donald McCain is full of confidence ahead of Tuesday’s Champion Hurdle as the trainer prepares to saddle Peddlers Crossin the feature.
The unbeaten hurdler tasted glory at the world’s greatest race meeting when he won the Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle 12 months ago and he has already been in the winners enclosure twice this season.
"Touch wood, since Kelso, everything has been great," explained McCain.
"He's done a little bit of work this morning upsides and he looks good and seems well and happy. We'll just have to keep our fingers crossed.
"I'm not going to say I wish Binocular was in the race, obviously, as it's one less to take on. But at the same time, I wouldn't have had any qualms about taking him on if he was in the race. I was a little bit worried about sending him to Kelso, but thankfully he has definitely gone the right way. He's in tremendous form. I suppose in a way my work is done, but it doesn't make you feel an awful lot better!"
