Cheltenham must accommodate top middle-distance hurdlers

After Willie Mullins’ Zaidpour had landed the Grade 1 Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse last Sunday, everyone wanted to know what the Cheltenham target for the six-year-old would be.

Bookmakers’ representatives were running around with their bits of paper, quoting prices about the horse for Cheltenham, as Mullins did his best to answer various queries.

Sadly, however, the trainer is well aware that taking Zaidpour to Cheltenham will almost certainly be a waste of time.