WHEN Roksana (Dubai Destination) finished fifth in the Grade 2 Coral Hurdle at Ascot two years ago, it was the only time in 18 starts that she was out of the first four. Six times a winner over hurdles, she amassed some £280,000 in her career, and this Grade 1 winner is now destined for stud and a covering in 2022.

Bred by John O’Leary, Roksana’s greatest moment came when she beat Stormy Ireland to win the Grade 1 OLBG David Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle at the 2019 Cheltenham Festival.