Willie Mullins: Annie Power a huge loss to us this season

"We just confirmed that this morning - that she has an injury on the other leg, the good leg for want of a better word."

Willie Mullins will not rush into making any decisions on Annie Power's long-term future following the disappointing news the mare would miss this season's Cheltenham Festival through injury.

Having finished runner-up in the 2014 World Hurdle and fallen at the last with the Mares' Hurdle at her mercy 12 months later, the popular nine-year-old brought the house down when breaking her Festival duck in becoming the first mare in 22 years to claim Champion Hurdle glory last March.