Punters left feeling down in the Mouth

WILLIE MULLINS provoked the ire of ante-post punters yesterday when he declared Lossiemouth for the Mares’ Hurdle.

- by JON LEES

She had been widely expected to run in the Champion Hurdle until the late switch.

There were comments like “bottled it”, “disgrace” and “pathetic” posted on social media, while the most extreme called on fans to boo Lossiemouth after the Cheltenham Festival’s leading trainer did a U-turn on a two-year plan for the mare.