she looks like she will be competitive in the champion hurdle and her owner kept her over hurdles to run in the race

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Fair enough if you think it a weak form argument. With the exception of Zarkandar who isn't a contender who she's twice beat every bit as impressively as TNO she hasn't been taking on the real big guns. Like you say that's Mullins. She's got a hell of a lot better form over 2 than 3 though and I personally wouldn't want to be trying 3 miles for the first time at Cheltenham.

Heck they'll do what they want but won't it be some race if she pitches up for the champion?

Whats vital here is that her owner has been quoted as wanting her in the CHurdle,and imo was the main reason she ran over 2m today and has not ran over 3m yet.
Im getting more and more convinced she will be in the Churdle.
She looks to me a 3m chaser in the making,thats her longer term target - the Gold cup,this season will be the only one over hurdles,and her owner wants 1 crack at the biggest hurdle race(it seems).
Think that's that.

Champion hurdle from the front

Not much of a surprise really surely?

He's not gonna jump off Hurricane Fly
Un De Sceaux hasn't beat anything
He's knocked back Big Bucks. Surely not for Boston Bob?

Quevega will run in the boring Mares as per usual...yaaaaaawn.

Annie Power will run in the World Hurdle.

Un De Sceaux will miss the Festival.

Quevega would win a World if the owners had anything about them.

No way Q will run in anything but the mares after all the effirt to get the mares shifted to a live TV slot specifically to covers her record breaking attempt.

Mr W. Fair point but the WH is also live on tv.

Not certain Mullins would use that as part of his decision making process.

Saying that I do agree that the mares is her more likely target I'm just putting a different slant on the conundrum

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I wouldn't but it would be a factor I'd take into consideration and she'd be longer as a result. Of course at the right price I'd take the chance on her stamina as well.

Well I'm now holding off from betting on either the champion or the world hurdle until final decs. In each case I think too much hangs on her participation or otherwise. She would certainly alter the complexion of the champion hurdle. The owner seems to want to go that route but I think he'll leave the final decision to the trainer.

if she goes for champ hurdle she will probably be without the services of Ruby...however maybe Ricci should sweeten the deal for Ruby so that he takes the ride on Annie (offer him more cash or higher % of the winnings), could make the difference in a race of such quality

all this debate and imagine if she went straight to Aintree.....

jezki ran great in the supreme with no prep, then walloped CF, he was never really put in the race the weekend, ran to freely out the back off a slow pace I think his price is an over reaction and I was worried about the tactics employed on the day, in the CH  he will get the pace required ,he has had a prep and is still a lively contender imo

Willie Mullins' unbeaten mare stretched her unbeaten record to 10 races at Doncaster on Saturday but she was noticeably keen before the race. Annie Power has three options in March - the Champion Hurdle, the David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle and the World Hurdle over three miles.
"I don't think any of the three races would inconvenience her," Walsh told Racing UK. "Does she have enough experience over two miles for a Champion Hurdle, do you want to expose her to At Fishers Cross and Big Buck's over three miles and risk emptying her out, or do you throw her in against Quevega? Thankfully, I don't have to make that decision. "She's a good mare. The most impressive she was for me was at Cheltenham against Zarkandar. I have no worries about her getting three miles.
"Even last year when she won a Grade One over two and a half miles the further we went the better she went, but she doesn't lack pace. "She was more on her toes at Doncaster than she has been any other day but she's always been highly strung - so that (going over three miles at Cheltenham) would be a worry. But that's part of every big race, how they handle the parade and the build up. "I wish I had a say in which races they ran in but I have none. It's the downside of having a good job, having to choose between good horses, but that's life."

This debate is one hell of a puzzle. Too many formalities in every race that she is entered in to make a good case for which one she will go for.
Im  leaning towards that she will by pass cheltenham and go straight to aintree then punchestown..shes a young horse, a big champion race at cheltenham can come next year when theres possibly no hurricane fly in the champion or they can truly find out if shes a stayer and go for world hurdle

You think? Can back her at far higher odds already at NRNB and the Irish will hammer Hurricane Fly

If owner wants her in CHurdle,thats it.
She will beat all of them with 7lb less,not much doubt in my mind,unless the unexposed UDS turns up,then she may still win,or get 2nd.

If mullins wants to win the CHurdle(course he does) then he needs to have AP and UDS in the race,or at least one of them.

Then he will win the race...imo.

Looking at it can only see the Naas race in February...defy logic Tullow tank but surely to back her in champ it takes more than beating the now slow Zarkandar already been whipped by The New One and some Doncaster donkeys?

There's absolutely no question that Walsh will ride Hurricane Fly and that screams volumes for me