Mrs Milner could bid for Grade One glory at Punchestown and make up for an unlucky run at Cheltenham.
The seven-year-old, trained by Paul Nolan, was creeping into contention when she was badly hampered when two horses came down at the second last.
Though she finished with a flourish, her winning chance had gone and she had to settle for third place behind Marie’s Rock in the Grade One Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle.
“She was very unlucky. She was very badly hampered at the second last. I thought she was coming with a lovely run and she stays. There’s no reason to say she wouldn’t have been fighting out the finish,” said No …
- March 23, 2022
