Without wanting to be facetious - how is being within a length or 2 of Golden Ace, the Champion Hurdler, not Champion Hurdle Form?
I watched that race back earlier and I think Danny Mullins went to have a go at beating State Man, she couldn't get there, blew up and went out on her shield, and Golden came past her after the last. If it was just those 2 i think she'd have won. In any state she was still only a baby last year and her hurdling numbers, with her allowance, are equally as good as anything coming out of the novice hurdle ranks.
Irancy will be 8 come March, Kargese just 6 - i think she has much more scope to improve than him and has the proven festival form over Anzadam.
But it's a game of onions, all of them have to improve a stone this season, she's as much a chance as the rest of them and as a bookbuilder 33/1 was too big not to get her onside.
