It comes after Elliott revealed on a stable tour that the Michael O'Leary-owned mare would stay over hurdles this season rather than going novice chasing
It may only be October but a big gamble has taken place on a Gordon Elliott -trained and Michael O'Leary-owned horse for next March's Cheltenham Festival .
The five-year-old was a beaten odds-on favourite in the mares’ novices’ hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March, but gained ample compensation when bolting up at Aintree against the boys in Grade One company. “She’ll start back in the Jezki Hurdle at Down Royal on November 1. She looks to be an obvious candidate for the Mares’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in the longer term.
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