Gordon Elliott (11 February 2026): "Last year she wasn’t right after Punchestown. We discovered an issue after the race and rectified it. She was beaten after a hurdle in the Champion Hurdle last year and I would put a line through it. We might do something different this year, maybe stable her somewhere different outside Cheltenham or something. It is an open Champion Hurdle, but it’s a good race. The New Lion is very good; Golden Ace keeps going underneath the radar and all eyes will be on Constitution Hill to see whether he goes back over hurdles."
Gordon Elliott (19 January 2026): "We were thrilled with her comeback run at Leopardstown and she is on track for the Irish Champion Hurdle at the Dublin Racing Festival. She had been ready to run in a novice chase at Down Royal, but as was well publicised she pulled a muscle and must have missed nearly three weeks of work. Considering that, she was sure to improve on whatever she did at Leopardstown and she looks to have improved since then. Whether she’s good enough to beat Lossiemouth, I’m not saying that at all as Lossiemouth is very good, but she has improved and we are very happy with her."
Gordon Elliott (23 October 2025): "We’ve been really happy with her since she came back in. She’s actually working after racing at Navan on Wednesday, so that should be a good step up in her preparation. Her schooling over fences has been really good and she’s always looked one that would love chasing. She’ll start off at either Down Royal or Navan I’d imagine. Trip-wise, we might start her off at a middle distance, but to be honest, I think she’d be grand over any trip. We’ll get her started and work from there."
