Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle (Grade 1)

Ended a sequence of seconds when beating Teahupoo in the 2025 Stayers' Hurdle; no match for Teahupoo at Leopardstown on seasonal debut; had that below-par rival behind when a fine third behind Home By The Lee in the Stayers'; continues to prosper despite his veteran status; can go close.

Most recent of his three wins was in 2024; ran his best race for a long time when 50-1 runner-up in the BetMGM Cup at Cheltenham; remote eighth behind Teahupoo here 12 months ago; up against it.

Won the Grade 1 Mersey Novices' Hurdle last year (2m4f, good); ended the season with second over C&D; all three runs this season in Grade 1s, third in the Long Walk at Ascot (3m, good to soft), fifth in the Stayers' Hurdle at Cheltenham (3m, good), third behind Home By The Lee at Aintree; could be in the mix for Teahupoo's trainer.

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Smart form as a novice last season, despite running only twice; off for over a year before finishing fourth in the 2m Red Mills at Gowran in February; reversed form of that race with stablemate Storm Heart when second to a rejuvenated Slade Steel in 2m4f Grade 2 at Fairyhouse; unknown quantity at this trip.