BOOKIES deliberation Nicky Henderson has a 'big determination to make' aft immense Triumph Hurdle favourite Lulamba was entered successful different race.
The awesome four-year-old could not person been much awesome erstwhile scooting up astatine Ascot past weekend.
He gave 10lbs and a decent beating to £500,000 erstwhile Flat equine Mondo Man.
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Lulamba, owned by Joe and Marie Donnelly of Sir Gino, Salvator Mundi and State Man fame, was slashed to 6-4 fav for the Triumph connected the backmost of that.
But Henderson has warned not everything is acceptable successful chromatic with the equine conscionable yet.
And helium raised eyebrows erstwhile entering the equine for the Supreme Novices' Hurdle - wherever the Willie Mullins-trained Salvator Mundi is presently the 3-1 fav.
Henderson told Unibet the Triumph remains the program for Lulamba 'at the moment' - but admitted things could change.
He said: "Lulamba enactment successful a brainsick show astatine Ascot. You couldn't spot however helium would springiness 10lbs to a equine rated 111 connected the Flat.
"He's had 1 tally implicit hurdles successful his life!
"But it was inactive a beauteous bully show and the mode helium did it was truthful professional.
"The Triumph is portion of the program astatine the infinitesimal but there's a batch of h2o to spell nether the bridge.
"This clip past twelvemonth it each looked casual but we ne'er adjacent got there.
"But that's the idea."
Coral marque Lulamba 16-1 for the Festival-opening Supreme and the firm's John Hill said: "Salvator Mundi tops the betting to get Willie Mullins disconnected to a winning commencement successful the Supreme Novices' Hurdle, a contention helium has won a grounds 7 times.
"Lulamba is simply a lukewarm favourite for the Triumph Hurdle but with an introduction besides successful the Supreme, connections whitethorn person a large determination to marque implicit which contention helium lines up in."
Henderson could yet person different rocket for the Triumph.
His world-record £1.2million acquisition Palladium was declared to tally connected Thursday up of a tilt astatine the Festival juvenile race.
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