Despite having chased home his stable companion A Plus Tard in last season’s Gold Cup, suspicions that ‘Indo’ may be on the slide from his peak are reflected in general 33-1 ante-post odds about him regaining the title at Cheltenham in March.
“He’ll go there for softer ground, and he’ll get it. He’s in great form and it’s a nice place to start the season,” Mullins said. “He’d probably want further but two miles five on heavy ground [means] stamina will come into play.”A total of 16 winners over the four days included a handful of Grade One prizes that saw Mullins overhaul his rival Gordon Elliott at the top of the trainers’ table with over €2.5 million in prizemoney already in the bag this season.
In a broader context the haul also brought the festival’s most successful ever figure to 88 winners, making it look a question of him reaching the century mark sooner rather than later. She was last on-board Henry de Bromhead’s star in an unhappy experience around Kempton in last season’s King George.
Lisngar Fortune is a half brother to a Stayers winner and had enough natural ability to overcome greenness on his bumper debut at Punchestown last Spring.
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