Celestial Waves Goodbye To Rivals At Leopardstown

Celestial Wave entered the Ladbrokes World Hurdle picture with a faultless demolition of her woodiesdiy.com Christmas Hurdle rivals.

Under a cool Timmy Murphy ride Adrian Maguire's six year was always at the head of affairs before drawing clear two out, eventually going on to score by 12 lengths from Sweet Kiln.

Reacting to the race, William Hill inserted Celestial Wave into their Ladbrokes World Hurdle betting at 12-1.

William Hill's Spokesman Ben Clarke added: "You can only be impressed with that performance, which has allayed any doubts about her stamina, and although she will have to at least repeat that run to stand a chance in the World Hurdle Celestial Wave is a horse that we want to keep on our side."

Ladbrokes World Hurdle: 8-11 Black Jack Ketchum, 5-1 Inglis Drever, 6-1 Mighty Man, 8-1 My Way de Solzen, 10-1 Asian Maze, 12-1 Celestial Wave (inserted), 20-1 Skys The Limit, 33-1 Lough Derg, Irish Wolf, Temoin, 40-1 No Refuge