Bookmakers might have blundered by going 16-1 about Willie Mullins' exciting French import for Cheltenham

Lossiemouth’s victory at Fairyhouse on Sunday proved her wellbeing – but little else.

Given the very slow pace set by Beacon Edge, this was little more than a sprint from the third-last – the winner ran nearly 70 lengths quicker from that point to the line on the second circuit than she had on the first.

Still, Lossiemouth has already proved herself a top-class hurdler and, unlike many of her potential Champion Hurdle rivals, she doesn’t have anything to prove, which justifies her position at a best-priced 2-1 for Cheltenham.