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Apple’s Jade is set to step up in distance following her agonising defeat in the Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle on Saturday.

The four-year-old was one of the most visually impressive winners of last season when scoring at Aintree and having followed up in dominant fashion at Punchestown, she headed into the new campaign as a viable contender for the Champion Hurdle.

However, the former Willie Mullins inmate suffered a shock defeat on her first start for Gordon Elliott in the WKD Hurdle at Down Royal and although connections were initially …

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