Paddy Power bookmakers are so confident that Irish hero Istabraq will lift tomorrow's Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham that the Dublin firm decided this morning to pay out all ante-post bets.
Aidan O'Brien's gelding, who is aiming for his third success in the hurdling showpiece, is currently a red hot 1-3 chance.
'We believe Istabraq is such a certainty in the Champion Hurdle we are already treating it as a winner. Anyone who backed him with us can walk into any one of our shops today and collect.' said Paddy Power's Managing Director, Stewart Kenny.
