Paul Nicholls is considering adding Tutti Quanti for the Champion Hurdle after his impressive performance in the William Hill Hurdle at Newbury.

Harry Cobden ran 138 to ensure there was no hiding place in one of the most handicapped hurdles of the season and set off at a good pace at the Test Ground.

Some of them had cried enough by the halfway point of the game, and while the likes of Un Sens A La Vie, Lanesborough and Let It Rain did come close to contention before heading home, they were as close as they got.

Tutti Quanti, who finished sixth in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle last season, relaxed a bit and powered on while Cobden remained seated.

He finally crossed the finish line with a 100-30 advantage, 15 meters from the Wellington Arch. Favo remained in third place, 18 lengths away.

Nicholls said: “I knew he was going to improve on what he did last time, we took him out for a day and he did really well.

“He’s just one of those big, trailing horses that’s getting better and better physically and I still think there’s more potential in him.

“He obviously likes to cut into the ground and keep galloping and moving well and it was a smart performance.

“I was a bit nervous because the record books tell you it’s difficult to win a race like that over 12 stone, but he’s wiped them out.

“He’s becoming a real horse now and the soft ground helps because not many people can go through it like he does. He’s got some engine, he’s barely hit and I know when he accelerates it’s going to be hard for them to catch him.

“When he turned it in, I thought they were all on his butt, but the great thing is you can sit in front of him, gallop early, pull him up, catch his breath and then kick again. Harry rides really well, he’s good with these types of horses. It’s great.”

Make A Stand won the corresponding race in 1997 and then the Champion Hurdle, while the likes of Mysilv, Large Action and Essex have all won before running well at Cheltenham and a trip to Prestbury Park may also be planned if the weather gods allow, with Coral heading into the Championship race at 20-1 unrunner no stakes.

Nicholls added: “He hasn’t raced in anything since today and today was always the target. We’re looking at running him in the county hurdles and a few other events but if the venue suits him we might reconsider.

“We’ve just said we can supplement him with the winner’s hurdles if we want to, and the good thing about supplementing him is you only have to do it five or six days before the race and you’ll get a good idea of ​​the field.

“If the ground is testing, we might consider it, I’m not saying we will, but we might. If the ground is good, we won’t.

“He’s going to stick to his guns and as we understand it’s an open race this year, if the field is being tested we’d like him to play.”

He continued: “I suspect he will become a smart two-mile chaser at some point, that’s always been his job, but let’s worry about that next year.”