Dan Skelton's charge has won four times over obstacles and rounded off last season with a career-best performance when landing a competitive handicap at Aintree's Grand National meeting.
On the strength of that form, she was a warm order for her reappearance in the Grade 2 bet365 Hurdle at Wetherby three weeks ago, and she was still bang in contention when a bad mistake two flights from the finish put her firmly on the back foot. In the end, she was beaten just under five lengths into third place by the Irish-trained winner Beacon Edge on what was only her second start over 4800m, which may slightly stretch her stamina.
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