Mrs Milner will bid to put a Newbury disappointment behind her when she lines up for the Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
The Paul Nolan-trained mare was a five-length winner of the Pertemps Network Final Hurdle at the showpiece fixture last season, triumphing at 12-1 under Bryan Cooper in the 22-runner handicap.
This term she began her campaign at Limerick in the Listed Cailin Alainn Mares Hurdle, a race she won by a length and a half having started as the evens favourite.
After that performance Nolan sent Mrs Milner across the Irish Sea to contest the Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury, a three-mile event in which she took …
- March 9, 2022
