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Cheltenham Festival 2018 – Apple’s Shakira left unchanged as the 11-4 favourite for the Triumph Hurdle after workmanlike Cheltenham win
Nicky Henderson's filly was left as the 11-4 favourite for the Festival contest after her victory in testing conditions at Prestbury Park

THE BOOKIES left Apple's Shakira unchanged for the Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival after her win at Prestbury Park.
Nicky Henderson's filly faced a different test at Cheltenham in the JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle and while she didn't send sparks flying, she got the job done.
Both Henderson and jockey Barry Geraghty are keen to run her on better ground and she is unlikely to run again before March.
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