Murcia won an easy victory in the anniversary of the Boodles anniversary of the 4-YO Juvenile anniversary.
Filly, trained by Willie Mullins, and Paul Townend in Honeysuckle Kenny Alexander, was defeated in Fred Winter, Cheltenham, but bounced back under a positive ride to show her real talent.
The winner 11/4 led the maximum of her weight contributions and led the last to return home undisputed, six lengths from Live Conti.
Mullins said, “I didn’t expect anything like that. I was hoping that better land would change and that it could end up in the first four.
“” If you’re not in, you can’t win “is my motto. It was a big improvement on a nicer country and a physically transmitting less weight helped her, it’s a better weight for the mare.”
Asked if he was tempted by Punchestown, Mullins said, “Yes!
“Hopefully it will come out well and it seems to be a hard mare, we did not save it this winter, but in April is a good sign.
“It will be more difficult next year, but now he is the winner of the class one, there is a nice program for mares, so after Punchestown can have a nice break – if we take it to Auteuil!”
The pleased Alexander said, “She has improved all the time. Her Cheltenham Run was fine, but today it was something else – she had to improve the stone from Cheltenham, I think maybe a faster land could help her – we would use it as an apology.
“After Honeysuckle, I thought it was it, I thought it would be like a man United after Fergie, in the desert for decades or anything, but since then we were lucky to pack the couple and that is another good.”
Paul Townend and Murcia get out of the rest of the
Live Conti, Dan Skelton said, “He was a little green on the way and I was surprised how much the pace showed because there is a national hunt and would not hit you like a fast horse at home.
“It runs exceptionally well and gives the winner of 7LB, which was very good on that day. I have a lot of faith in it and even more after today.
“We are lucky to have such horses, because you know that they are stronger and chased, hopefully the main creators are going.
“That will be he for this season and we will stick to the next year. We would just take the next year and make sure it for the next.”
