WILLIE MULLINS told punters which one of his horses will be his Cheltenham Festival banker after a stunning victory on Boxing Day.
The mightily impressive Lossiemouth was flawless in winning the Grade 2 Knight Frank Juvenile Hurdle at Leopardstown.
Lossiemouth – all class in the G2 Knight Frank Juvenile Hurdle to make it 2-2 since joining @WillieMullinsNH with an authoritative win @LeopardstownRC for @PTownend
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Paul Townend had the race sewn up turning for home as the 4-5 fav won by seven-and-a-half lengths from Gala Marceau.
Lossiemouth was cut to 6-4 from 11-4 for the Triumph, having been 12-1 three weeks ago.
She looks unbeatable and comes from the stable of powerhouse owner and £100million banker Rich Ricci.
His pink and green silks are synonymous with Festival winners – and Mullins reckons Lossiemouth is a banker for the 2m hurdle contest.
Abandoning his usual coy nature and riddles over entries, Mullins declared: “She did that nicely and jumped well.
“I’m very pleased with her and she looks the real deal.
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“She will be one of our bankers at Cheltenham I’d imagine. She deserves her favouritism for the Triumph.”
Winning jockey Townend added: “She’s definitely going the right way.
“She backed up her run the last day.
“This was not a straightforward race and I think in a truly run race you’d the true mare.
“She had to get down and dirty and grind it out and she had no bother doing that.”
Mullins currently has a whole host of superstars who look good things at the Festival.
Unbeaten superstar Facile Vega is 5-4 fav for the Supreme and 6-1 fav for the Ballymore.
Gaillard Du Mesnil is 11-4 fav for the National Hunt Chase and Energumene evens fav for the Champion Chase.
Chapeau De Soleil is 8-1 fav for the Champion Bumper, Allaho 2-1 fav for the Ryanair, while Grangeclare West is 6-1 fav for the Albert Bartlett.
Galopin Des Champs is the 7-4 market leader for the Gold Cup and Allegorie De Vassy the 4-1 fav for the Mares Chase.
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