I reckon Lossiemouth will end up in the Mares but I would like to see her at least have a go in one Champion Hurdle.
“2M hurdling is in a terrible state…….”
It is. I don’t see it getting better any time soon either.
I posted a clip earlier of Halkopous running over hurdles. Good Flat horses like him still did so in the early 90s. Now with the all weather and international racing, there is no reason to do so anymore.
I suppose the occasional good Flat horse is still seen over timber. But when you consider what happened to poor Sir Erec in the Triumph Hurdle, there is too much risk for not much reward to run a good Flat horse in the National Hunt arena.
Throw in all the novice hurdle winners from the point to point field being put over fences in their second season and it doesn’t add up to a very good situation.