15:13Not for the first time, APPLE’S JADE was disappointing at the Cheltenham Festival, where she started favourite for the Champion Hurdle. Subsequently, she failed to scope clean, so it may be that there was some bug holding her back that day. This is a big field but the runners are known quantities and there is no doubt that Apple’s Jade is the pick of them. I’m encouraged to see she’s being supported but, at 6-4, she’s still a very fair price. The question is how much those exertions will have cost them; the answer could be, more than it cost Apple’s Jade, who was not in the heat of battle in the closing stages.

Source: The Guardian April 06, 2019 09:33 UTC