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That's a good argument but this can be put to bed very easily. At the risk of repeating myself she may win the Irish champion hurdle cosily or she might be outpaced. Either way the owner gets a much clearer idea of where he stands. If she wins like I said she will be clear favourite for the big one and if she is outpaced it is the ideal prep race for the alternative Cheltenham target of either the mares or the world hurdle.
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Autocue, Fallen Angel, you may well be right - nothing would surprise me - but (maybe naively) I had taken PFN at his word when he said Ruby was approached re the ride (and declined it) after PFN deemed DJ was not viewing it in the right way, rather than Ruby being told to stick it (quote below).
The usual WPM machinations over where his various novices go is bad enough - trying to put yourself in these mind games between WPM / PFN / Ricci / Ruby / Wylie (last named maybe an innocent bystander) is a different league again! "So it was his mind-set that actually made up my mind up for me. If there is any negativity or doubt in a jockey's mind, then in my book he effectively rules himself out of the reckoning there and then. I then approached Ruby and AP, who have both won on the horse, but neither would or could commit. " |
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Shame we won't be seeing her in tomorrow's race but there is now no question which race she would be running in if she were mine and Ruby could stay loyal to The Fly if he wanted.
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At Cheltenham of course.
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I think talk of the champion hurdle will prove to be a smokescreen. There looks to be nothing special in the world hurdle this year and imo it's hers for the taking before a chasing campaign.
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