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Paul Townend with partner Sophie Ryan after Lossiemouth won the Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival. Pic: Healy Racing

Lossiemouth might get a statue

Lossiemouth is beginning to move into ‘Cheltenham statue’ territory. The brilliant grey mare who remarkably is still only seven years old despite seemingly been around forever, won for the fourth year in a row at the festival when powering home to win a fast run Champion Hurdle without any undue complications.