My Tent Or Yours up for International challenge at Cheltenham

My Tent Or Yours the answer to International Hurdle

The Grade 2 International Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday (15.00) is the most valuable event at the track’s final meeting before Christmas and, with the drying ground in his favour, My Tent Or Yours looks to hold outstanding claims of registering an overdue success in the 2m contest.

Trained by Nicky Henderson, the nine-year-old finished a fine second in the 2013 running of the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle before going on beat The New One by 1/2 a length in the Grade 1 Christmas Hurdle at Kempton on Boxing Day of that year.

My Tent Or Yours also ran a blinder to finish runner-up to Jezki in the 2014 Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham, but was then on the sidelines for nearly two years after suffering an injury in the Scottish Champion Hurdle.

Incredible run in Champion Hurdle

However, he looked as good as ever when putting in an incredible effort on return to action and finishing a 4 1/2 length runner-up to Annie Power in the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival back in March.

The JP McManus owned gelding backed it up with another solid second to Annie Power in the Grade 1 Aintree Hurdle, over a 2m 4f trip which didn’t suit, and was far from disgraced on his final start of the campaign when third to Vroum Vroum Mag in a Grade 1 at the Punchestown Festival.

Drying ground a huge plus

Although only third of four to Ch’Tibello on return to action at Hyadock last month, My Tent Or Yours was totally unsuited by a slowly run race and the bottomless underfoot conditions.