Legendary jockey Sir AP McCoy has identified two horses he believes are near-certainties at the Cheltenham Festival. The 20-time champion, who rode 31 winners at the meeting, shared his thoughts as a guest on William Hill's Inside Track podcast.
McCoy singled out Lossiemouth, last year's Triumph Hurdle winner, as a 'good thing' in the Mares' Hurdle. He described the Willie Mullins-trained mare as 'probably the biggest steering job at the Festival this year', suggesting she should be an easy winner if she takes her chance in the mares' race rather than the Champion Hurdle.
'A lot of people are saying that she should now run in the Champion Hurdle but if there's a race put on for mares then why wouldn't Willie Mullins go and win it?' McCoy said. 'At that age they are better off having another year under their belts.'
