Kopek Des Bordes, with Patrick Mullins up, on their way to winning the Tattersalls Ireland George Mernagh Memorial Sales Bumper at the Fairyhouse Easter Festival last March. Photo: Seb Daly/Sportsfile
Some things push you back in your seat. Others make you lean in. Our flying French filly Lossiemouth taking on the pride of Britain, Constitution Hill, has the capacity to do both.
Lossiemouth was exceptional in the Hatton’s Grace, exceeding even the effortlessness she showed at Cheltenham last January. She has the attitude of Hurricane Fly and Quevega, understanding the aim of the game. To beat the others. But Constitution Hill is not like the others. Or at least he wasn’t before. Today will tell us whether that is still the case.
