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- Updated: December 28, 2016
All roads lead to the Cheltenham Festival for Missy Tata after the progressive filly recorded a fifth win on the bounce in a Listed race at Limerick.
Sent off the 2-5 favourite for the Irish Independent Hurdle, Gordon Elliott’s inmate glided six and a half lengths clear of Cap D’Aubois in a three-runner affair over two miles.
Elliott’s assistant Olly Murphy said: “I don’t think two miles is her ideal trip so we decided ride her nice and positive.
“Her Gold Cup is going to be the two-and-a-half-mile Mares’ Hurdle at Cheltenham.
“She is improving the whole time but I doubt we’ll see the real article until she goes jumping fences.
“She is straightforward and stays going well and will have one more run or will go straight to …
