Annie Power follows the Dawn Run path to Champion Crown

Only three mares in the history of the two-mile championship had won it, the last being Flakey Dove in 1994, and since the introduction of the mares' race, less and less will now surely try.

Willie Mullins emulated his father by training a mare to win the Stan James Champion Hurdle as Annie Power blew her rivals away in style at Cheltenham, setting a new course record in the process.

Dawn Run, trained by Paddy Mullins, won the race back in 1984 and famously went on the win the Gold Cup two years later.