Gordon Elliott finished clear of his major rivals with no fewer than four top-level wins while Epatante was the biggest market mover and is now clear favourite for the Champion Hurdle
Around 3% of the entire National Hunt programme for 2019 has been staged over the last four days, a blizzard of jumping that even the most dedicated of fans can struggle to track, not least when there is so much else going on besides. So, with the form from Kempton, Leopardstown, Chepstow, Newbury, Limerick and more now in the book, who were the big winners (and losers)? And with the first day of the Cheltenham Festival now just 10 weeks away, how many of this year’s winners will prove to have advertised their chance on the festive programme?
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