She's had a few little niggles. But she needs a run now. I don't expect her to beat Hardy Eustace and Macs Joy but as long as she shows us she's well, I'll be happy. If she did run a big race then we'd consider the Champion Hurdle, but at the moment the World Hurdle is the plan.
We are leaning towards the Champion Hurdle now and I would say she is 90% certain to run in that race.
We are leaning towards the Champion Hurdle now and I would say she is 90 per cent certain to run in that race. The ground has eased and Ruby Walsh is keen to ride her. She is very well and deserves a crack at it.
He said that she would have won a distance over two and a quarter miles, or two and a half, but that she was feeling the pinch over three. He is convinced she is not a staying mare but a Champion Hurdle mare.