We will know with certainty if the late change of Ricci de Ricci to switch Lossiemouth to the obstacles of the ponds of the Hurdle champion will be materialized very soon.
While Willie Mullins stifles her bundle of booming cards and finalizes which superstar goes where, Lossiemouth is the speech of the city.
The owner Ricci was on the preview circuit of the Cheltenham Festival, which did not, this week and explained valid reasons to take the option of mares.
Lossiemouth made a strong fall in the Dublin Racing Festival last month and threw him against Constitution Hill and Brighterdaysaysahead has obvious risks. For Lossiemouth to be a factor in the champion’s obstacle, it must be fully confident and in healthy health. It is difficult to have a lot of faith after falling into the Irish champion Hurdle.
She has already been beaten by Constitution Hill at Kempton at Christmas and the two-year plan of Mullins campaigning her to become a Hurdle champion horse is in serious doubt about the field of a fall on the last day and perhaps just not good or fast to be a haim champion.
Connections therefore have a judicious reasoning to go to the obstacle of mares. There is no point in criticizing them for doing what they think is best by their horse because it is the only priority.
Lossiemouth can pass targets from the champion obstacle to the obstacle of mares
The owner of Lossiemouth Rich Ricci cannot be blamed for having potentially taken the easier option
Coach Willie Mullins will constitute a powerful team for the Cheltenham 2025 festival
The biggest problem is that the option of obstacle of mares is there first in its current form. And we have already been here.
For all the Honeysuckle fairy tale victories in the obstacle of the ponds in 2023, it was a special emotional moment, he did not dissipate from the fact that she did not defend his Crown of Champion Hurdle.
It was a penalty kick last year for Lossiemouth which was duly delivered and Ricci, who certainly undergoes a frustrating season and who desperately wants a winner of a safe festival, sees the same scenario taking place in 2025.
The potential defection of BrighterdaysaysaHead and / or Lossiemouth at the obstacle of the ponds hides in the background of the construction of the Hurdle champion all the season as a bad smell.
It is time for the Jockey Club to bring new changes in the fight against this escalation and this dive which prevails too often. It’s too easy to do. Make the obstacle of mares a second year in accordance with the continuation of the novices of the jures and the mares and this would make the decision to change much more.
The mares take 7 weight pounds in the Hurdle champion, but the grade 1 winners falling in a second year would carry a penalty in what would be a less precious race by the category as well as the historic stature.
This would not solve the fundamental question of the question that there are simply not enough high level horses to fill these breeds, but that should make the option easier less attractive on its nominal value.
There is still a lot of anticipation for this Cheltenham festival, but the prices, the entries, the participations and the number of runners in the rated races do not lie.
Even with the abolition of the pursuit of grade 1 novices turners, we will not have eight runners in the brown council of the Arkle.
This inflated program leads to more non -competitive breeds and to a last -minute potential defection of Lossiemouth to the obstacle of mares is the biggest example. Whatever the final call is the fact that the option is there to do so, which is the fundamental problem.
Selections for each day of the Cheltenham Festival
Various favorites at short prices seem difficult to oppose the classified competitions on Tuesday, it is therefore at the final handicap of the day when Haiti Colors (4-1, Sky Bet) This seems to have the ideal profile for the Chase Handicap of the National Hunt Challenge Cup Novices (Tuesday 5.20) for coach Rebecca Curtis.
A brand of 135 seems very feasible and its victory over the transmission to the same course in December seems to be a solid form. His spin on obstacles should put it well for that and it is a simple genre that jumps effectively. He has the chance of a favorite in the closest.
Be aware (5-1, William Hill) is another great player in one of the disabled and the six -year -old Dan Skelton’s six -year player has a leading chance in the trip for the Handiche Hotthe Histle Handicap disability (Wednesday 2.40). He was a second stay in the Greatwood and third in Ascot.
The old race was a promising effort in a disability of two miles. The additional half-mile should play in his strength and the coach won the last two renewals with Dan. Be aware of being traced for this race for some time.
Jungle boogie (14-1, sky bet) The ability to disturb facts to be deposited in the pursuit of Ryanair (Thursday 3.20). Trained by Henry de Bromhead, the 11-year-old is very talented that day, but maybe fragile and that is why he had only seven points in his career.
However, he won five and the last one was a second -year success in Ascot by easily winning despite jumping to his right.
Lossiemouth won Hatton’s grace at the start of the season, but things have been wrong since
He was sixth in Gold Cup from last year when he jumped well and traveled gently until the last quarter of Mile was not staying the last quarter of Mile.
The pace of this race established by it is French during this intermediate trip should suit the Boogie jungle as much as the facts to be deposited. It is not exposed for 11 years and becomes fresh for a coach who aligns his horses for Cheltenham as well as anyone. It represents one of the best value options on each track in the first year competitions this week and also has the possibility of winning.
Angels Dawn (4-1, William Hill) won the Kim Muir two years ago and if in this same form, she can win hunting hunting (Friday 4.40) for the Curling team. The mare receives the weight of her rivals and was classified 142 before returning to this sphere.
Her two -point victories this season suggests that she is always able to run to this brand and she does it, so it is very difficult to see her beat at the level of hunter hunters. She was running well before falling into Kim Muir from last year and won this 131 race two years ago.
It is the best bet of the week, with it is more and more sour and a general lack of depth in the British challenge. Howwa de Willitgoahead and Rocky are the only two dangers to note and to play the Tricast and the forecasts involving the three could be a fun option at the end of what is, let’s hope, a great week of racing.
