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- noun Plural form of
hurdler .
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Examples
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Henderson is the emotional, bustling, old school master of Seven Barrows in Lambourn who described himself as "shattered" when the defending champion, Binocular, had to be withdrawn from Tuesday's Champion Hurdle after the stable were told he would test positive for a banned substance if he carried the JP McManus colours round Cheltenham in the most important race for hurdlers.
Nicky Henderson craves Cheltenham Gold Cup at end of troubled Festival 2011
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A cut and blackened eye was the only reminder of that gut-flipping accident as Walsh set off on Hurricane Fly in the two-mile championship for hurdlers.
Ruby Walsh displays mastery of Cheltenham with hat-trick of winners 2011
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"In China all the hurdlers are stars because of Liu Xiang," says Oliver, his eyes lighting up at the memory of running in Shanghai in May.
Pin-up boy David Oliver disparages 'mediocre' British hurdlers 2010
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Oliver critically compares Britain's top sprint hurdlers, Turner and William Sharman, whose personal bests are 13.28 and 13.3 respectively, to the in-form American Ryan Wilson.
Pin-up boy David Oliver disparages 'mediocre' British hurdlers 2010
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A horse in the Denman colours, and built to the same impressive pattern too, gave Nicholls a victory in the novice chase here yesterday, but the success of Aiteen Thirtythree was marred by the fatal fall of Tell Massini, one of last year's leading novice hurdlers.
Paul Nicholls has Denman ready to make history in Hennessy Gold Cup Greg Wood at Newbury 2010
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For one thing, he discounts European hurdlers as a force on the world stage and used actions rather than words yesterday at Crystal Palace's Diamond League meeting when he won in 13.06 while Turner was last.
Pin-up boy David Oliver disparages 'mediocre' British hurdlers 2010
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In an event where Oliver describes the hurdles, rather than other hurdlers, as his opposition – he is friends with the world record holder, Dayron Robles, and the second-fastest hurdler in history, Liu Xiang of China – the Florida-based athlete has reserved a rare piece of venom for one British hurdler.
Pin-up boy David Oliver disparages 'mediocre' British hurdlers 2010
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Even before the Flat season ended last weekend, talk had already begun to circulate about a flashy young horse who might shake up the top-class hurdlers this winter.
Trainer confident Cue Card can live up to growing reputation Chris Cook at Taunton 2010
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Legislative hurdles are no more than cracks in the sidewalk for Murdoch, one of the greatest high hurdlers in the media world.
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Any American who pretends not to care whether his country has the best synchronized swimmers, hurdlers and dressage riders in the world probably is the sort who thought "" Independence Day '' gave short shrift to the case for the aliens.
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