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KAttrition throws hat into World Hurdle ring

Mouse Morris' grand veteran War of Attrition put up a typically gutsy display to take Navan's Ladrokes.com Boyne Hurdle as he continues to surprise racing fans with his career switch from fences to hurdles, writes Elliot Slater.

The versatile eleven-year old made every yard of the running in the two-mile-five-furlong Grade 2 contest and then dug deepest of all to resist the challenge of the hot favourite Mourad by a head, delighting his legions of Irish fans in the process. Having had a hard time of
it in the early part of the season over the larger obstacles, Morris' switch to timber for the 2006 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner has proved
an inspired decision.

Whilst not being seriously considered by Cheltenham Betting as a potential winner of the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival, bookmakers were impressed enough to reduce his Cheltenham Odds in light of this most recent success as he now appears
a genuine place contender (33/1 available) behind the odds-on hotpot Big Bucks for the staying hurdles championship race.

That event may eventually be used as a stepping stone to a tilt at the John Smith's Grand National, for which the gelding has been promoted towards the head of the betting having shown himself to be in such good heart. Morris however has made it clear that there have been no firm decisions taken yet as to exactly which races War of Attrition will contest and that a lot depends on the weight allotted
to his charge for the Aintree marathon.

Whether or not he does go to Aintree, the prospect of seeing War of Attrition at Cheltenham in March, returning to the site of his greatest success some four years ago, will surely be enough to draw a mammoth size roar from Irish and British racing fans alike.

The son of Presenting has been a tremendous servant to connections and a podium finish at either of the two being spring festivals would be a great way to bow out of action and gallop off into the sunset.

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