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Buveur D'Air leaves Samcro in the dust to take Fighting Fifth

Buveur D'Air
Buveur D'Air

Dual champion Buveur D'Air was a hugely impressive winner of the BetVictor Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle.

Nicky Henderson's seven-year-old handed out an eight-length beating to Irish challenger Samcro, who was backed into 6-5  favourite marginally ahead of him but in the end was no match for the winner.

Buveur D'Air has therefore taken his unbeaten run to 11, dating back to April 2016 and including the last two editions of the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. 

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