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Birds Nest (1970–1994) was a British-bred thoroughbred racehorse. In a long career as a specialist hurdler he ran six times in the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham Racecourse finishing second to Night Nurse in 1976 and third behind Sea Pigeon and Monksfield in 1980. He won 16 hurdle races including the Fighting Fifth Hurdle and the Bula Hurdle on three occasions each. He also won the Christmas Hurdle and two runnings of the Scottish Champion Hurdle beating some of the best hurdlers of all time.