Global Citizen bounds to impressive Grade-2 Champion Hurdle Trial victory

Sun 20 Jan 2019

Global Citizen won the second Grade-2 of his career in the Champion Hurdle Trial at Haydock on Saturday with a powerful performance under David Bass for trainer Ben Pauling and owners The Megson Family.  Having announced himself in top company with a scintillating success last season in the Grade-2 Dovecote Novices' Hurdle at Kempton, Global Citizen furthered his career this season with a gutsy display in the Gerry Fielden Hurdle at Newbury in November.  He bounced back from a below-par performance at Kempton in the Grade-1 Christmas Hurdle at Kempton on Boxing Day with an impressive performance at Haydock which sets up him perfectly for a crack at the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March,