Patrick Mullins on Lossiemouth and Kopek Des Bordes

The brilliant mare proved too fast for Teahupoo on her return to action in the Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse on her return. On Thursday she reverts back to two miles and goes head-to-head with a certain Constitution Hill.

Mullins told Sporting Life: “It’s going to be an absolute cracker of a race. I rode behind Constitution Hill in the Supreme Novices, I saw him demolish State Man in the Champion Hurdle like everyone else.

“If he can get back to his best then he’s going to be very hard to beat but there is that question mark now, there has to be. The long absence, the work that didn’t seem to light anyone’s fire really.