Will Lossiemouth tackle Charter Hill on the Cheltenham Pageant?

The Willie Mullins-trained 2023 JCB Triumph Hurdle heroine Lossiemouth annihilated her opponents with a very good good fortune within the 2m1f Grade Two Unibet World Hurdle on Cheltenham Racecourse’s Pageant Trials Day on Saturday (27 January).

However even supposing the five-year-old daughter of Nice Pretender holds an access within the Champion Hurdle on the Cheltenham Pageant, the Mares’ Hurdle seems the much more likely goal in March.

“We now have at all times idea the sector of her,” stated proprietor Wealthy Ricci. “Charter Hill is a monster and I’m now not working clear of him [in the Champion Hurdle], however she is a brilliant filly and also you simply need to thoughts her to look how she is going.”

Lossiemouth maintained her 100% file at Cheltenham after taking the lead drawing near the final hurdle and he or she went on to attain beneath jockey Paul Townend via a facile 9 and a part lengths from Love Envoi for teacher Harry Fry and jockey Johnny Burke, with the Nicky Henderson-trained First Side road 3rd beneath James Bowen, who had already recorded a win on Cheltenham Pageant contender Sir Gino previous within the day.

Lossiemouth: “She used to be bombing at house”

The gorgeous gray Lossiemouth has now gained all bar one among her seven profession begins. In keeping with Wealthy Ricci, the mare will head to the Annie Energy at Punchestown after the Cheltenham Pageant in March, then “possibly one thing in France”.

“Possibly subsequent season she is a Champion Hurdle sort,” he stated. “I used to be 100 consistent with cent worried getting into lately. I feel we took the verdict according to Vauban final season now not to go into her till after the brand new 12 months to offer her a number of time to return again.

“They instructed me she used to be bombing at house, so I anticipated her to run actually neatly lately, so it’s satisfied days,” he persisted.

“She is a really nice filly to look ahead to. She is sensible. I’ve by no means run clear of a combat and I feel we need to do what’s in step with her talents. She is younger and arising. I’m simply thrilled with the efficiency lately as she has been nice for us.”

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