Cheltenham Festival 2018 – Supasundae primed for Sun Bets Stayers’ Hurdle bid
Having won the Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase and Cheltenham Gold Cup during her training career, Jessica Harrington is aiming to complete the full set of championship races with a victory for Supasundae in the Sun Bets Stayers' Hurdle.
JESSICA HARRINGTON has a superb chance to complete a full set of championship races at the Cheltenham Festival with Supasundae in the Sun Bets Stayers' Hurdle.
Having claimed the Champion Hurdle with Jezki, the Champion Chase with Moscow Flyer (twice) and the Cheltenham Gold Cup just last March with Sizing John, Harrington has a favourites chance of completing the historic Cheltenham Festival achievement.
She issued an upbet report on her candidate for the Sun Bets Stayers' Hurdle, Supasundae, who was last seen pulling off somewhat of a shock to win the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown.
Harrington said: "He's very good. I can't complain about him and I kind of want to win the Stayers' Hurdle, to get the big four. Supasundae does what Supasundae does. He's always very laid-back, but he's a much better horse this year than he was last year.
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"Last year you had to kick and beat him to go down towards the gallop and this year, all of a sudden, he's doing it easily within himself and he's travelling better in his races."
Asked whether she was ever tempted to supplement Supasundae for the Champion Hurdle, the trainer added: "Not at all, not when you've got Buveur D'Air there, who is a proper two-miler.
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"I don't think Supasundae is a proper two-miler. Maybe he'll prove me wrong and we'll run over two miles at Punchestown, but we were always going the three-mile route and I have no doubts about the trip on good ground."
Supasundae is 7-2 with sponsor Sun Bets for the Stayers' Hurdle.