Prolific Little King Robin keeps on rolling

Colin Bowe’s dreams of Cheltenham Festival glory moved into sharper focus as his prolific mare Little King Robin overcame her toughest test to date with a determined victory in the WKD Hurdle at Down Royal yesterday.

The six-year-old has been one of the success stories of the National Hunt scene in Ireland this year, striking six times before her latest assignment, most recently clinching her first black-type success in Listed company at Punchestown

Stepped up in class again for this Grade Two, which was won by subsequent Champion Hurdle hero Jezki 12 months ago, Little King Robin soon adopted her customary front-running role and quickly opened up a big lead on the rest of the field in the hands of Mark Walsh.