Gordon Elliott hints at Champion Hurdle tilt after superstar mare bolts up – but punters say she’ll get ‘hammered’

GORDON ELLIOTT hinted at a surprise Champion Hurdle tilt for superstar mare Brighterdaysahead after she won on her big seasonal return.

The 5-2 Cheltenham Festival Mares’ Hurdle ante-post favourite got the better of Willie Mullins’ well-tipped Daddy Long Legs in the Grade 3 Bottlegreen Hurdle.

The Meath trainer hinted he was keen to scratch an itch he has not yet reached – the Champion HurdlePA:Press Association PABrighterdaysahead has some exciting prospects ahead of her[/caption]...