A good festival for Willie Mullins could see the 8-1 about this talented stayer disappear for post-Cheltenham target
We’re getting tantalisingly close to the tapes going up for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, so it shouldn’t be surprising there was little to affect the ante-post markets for the Cheltenham Festival over the weekend.
Occasionally the winner of the Morebattle tries their luck at the £100,000 Cheltenham bonus – and, in The Shunter's case, achieves it – but Saturday's local winner, Cracking Rhapsody, isn't entered at the festival and may instead go for a valuable novice handicap hurdle at Sandown on the final day of the season.
However, there was an interesting market mover for a big race just the other side of the festival.
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