Scintillating Sir Gino 6-4 for Triumph Hurdle after thrashing Burdett Road at Cheltenham

Last year's Triumph Hurdle winner Lossiemouth returned with a sparkling performance in the Unibet Hurdle, prompting bookmakers to trim her to 4-6 (from 2-1) for the Mares' Hurdle and make her third favourite for the Champion Hurdle.

She is now between 4-1 and 10-1 for the highlight on day one of the Cheltenham Festival, having been between 16s and 25s on Saturday morning. Only stablemate State Man and Constitution Hill sit in front of her in the betting after she demonstrated her quality with a dominant win over Love Envoi and First Street.

Lossiemouth's success was her sixth victory from seven overall. Her sole defeat came at last year's Dublin Racing Festival when she finished second to stablemate Gala Marceau, who she reversed the form with at Cheltenham next time out.

Gala Marceau finished third to Ashroe Diamond in Doncaster's Grade 2 Yorkshire Rose Mares' Hurdle, which also caused Lossiemouth's odds to shorten for the Mares' Hurdle.

Unibet Champion Hurdle (March 12)

Unibet: 1-3 Constitution Hill, 7-2 State Man, 12 Impaire Et Passe, Lossiemouth, 20 Bob Olinger, 25 Vauban, 40 bar

Close Brothers Mares' Hurdle (March 12)

Sky Bet: 8-11 Lossiemouth, 7-2 Ashroe Diamond, 8 Gala Marceau, 10 Echoes In Rain, Jetara, 12 Love Envoi, 14 bar

Scintillating Sir Gino 7-4 for Triumph after thrashing Burdett Road

Sir Gino powers away from the final hurdle

Sir Gino: an impressive winner at CheltenhamCredit: JOHN GROSSICK

Sir Gino moved to 6-4 favourite for the JCB Triumph Hurdle in March following an ultra-impressive victory in the Grade 2 trial at Cheltenham on Saturday.

The Nicky Henderson-trained juvenile, who returned at 5-4, powered clear of main market rival Burdett Road after the last to win in comfortable fashion. He was cut to 6-4 favourite (from 9-2) for the Triumph by Betfair Sportsbook, who pushed Burdett Road out to 12-1 (from 10-3) for the same race.

The Trial-festival double was last completed by Defi Du Seuil in 2017. Henderson said: "He's a lovely horse with all the attributes. He's got a lot of scope and will be a chaser one day, but we've got to go through the motions and he's a four-year-old who knows his job."

There was also a move in the Triumph betting at Doncaster after the Gordon Elliott-trained Wodhooh won the Listed SBK Fillies' Juvenile Hurdle. She was cut to 14-1 (from 25-1) for the Triumph by Coral, while Betfair Sportsbook left the filly unchanged at 14-1 for the Triumph but cut her to 8-1 (from 10-1) for the Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle.

Triumph Hurdle (March 15, Cheltenham)

bet365: 6-4 Sir Gino, 6 Storm Heart, 9 Bunting, Burdett Road, 14 Salvator Mundi, Wodhooh, Kargese, 16 High Wind, Nurburgring, Majborough, Kala Conti, Salver, 18 bar

Jeriko Du Reponet drifts for Supreme after battling to Doncaster win

Jeriko Du Reponet (green and yellow) makes it three out of three over hurdles

Jeriko Du Reponet had to battle hard at DoncasterCredit: GROSSICK RACING

Britain's leading novice hurdler Jeriko Du Reponet maintained his unbeaten record but did his Supreme Novices' Hurdle claims no favours when landing the rescheduled Rossington Main at Doncaster.

The Henderson-trained five-year-old stretched his winning run over hurdles to three but had to fight hard to get the better of Fiercely Proud before Lump Sum stormed home to finish second by a length and a quarter.

"The race wasn't run to suit," said winning rider Mark Walsh. "We went too slow and it turned into a sprint. We went no gallop early, which didn't suit him. He didn't jump great early, they were going too slow."

Betfair reacted by pushing him out to 8-1 (from 5) for the Cheltenham Festival opener, while the Willie Mullins-trained Mystical Power is now alone at the top of the market and as short as 11-4. His stablemate Ballyburn can also be backed at prices from 3-1 and 6-1.

Mullins has won the race a record seven times, while Henderson has landed the race on five occasions, most recently with the spectacular Constitution Hill in 2022.

Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (March 12)

bet365: 3 Mystical Power, 5 Ballyburn, 7 Jeriko Du Reponet, 10 Firefox, 12 Farren Glory, Caldwell Potter, 16 Mirazur West, No Flies On Him, 20-1 bar

Ginny's Destiny draws Stage Star comparison

Ginny's Destiny recorded his third Cheltenham win of the seasonCredit: Edward Whitaker

Paul Nicholls described Ginny's Destiny as "every bit as good as Stage Star" as he pointed the way to the Turners Novices' Chase at the festival with Saturday's winner.

Ginny's Destiny was sent to the lead early by Harry Cobden and was not for catching in the 2m4½f novice handicap chase – a race won last year by stablemate Stage Star en route to success in the Turners.

Nicholls will follow that route again with the 4-1 winner, who was cut to 8-1 (from 20-1) with Coral for the Turners.

"He's a proper horse – I cannot explain to anyone how much he has improved from run to run," the trainer said. "His work has been amazing and we'll come back here now for the Turners. He's every bit as good as Stage Star."

Turners' Novices Chase (1.30 Cheltenham, March 14)

bet365: 11-8 Gaelic Warrior, 6 Il Est Francais, 8 Ginny’s Destiny, 10 Facile Vega, Found A Fifty, 12 Corbetts Cross, Fact To File, Grangeclare West, 14 Hermes Allen, 16 Grey Dawning, Iroko, 20 bar

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