The stable has a bit of history in the Stayers Hurdle. Lisnagar Oscar won the race at 50-1 off a rating of just 146 (Haiti is currently rated 154 over hurdles 10lbs lower than his rating over fences).
As we’ve seen in the last month Home By The Lee (and recently with Sire Du Berlais) older horses can be really competitive in the stayers division.
I think they really should explore that avenue next season.
Unless the pick of this year’s 3m novice hurdle cohort all improve significantly, that stayers’ division looks absolutely there for the taking next term. I’ve seen in cheerily described as “dire” in the press more than a couple of times in recent weeks,
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