Racing: Hedgehunter is "50-50" to lock horns with Cheltenham Gold Cup winner War Of Attrition at Punchestown, according to trainer Willie Mullins
The 10-year-old chased home Mouse Morris' gelding in the blue riband at Prestbury Park in March before finishing runner-up to Numbersixvalverde in the Aintree Grand National earlier in the month.
Hedgehunter, who won the Aintree feature in 2005, has shown no ill effects for his last outing and could be set for a mouthwatering clash with War Of Attrition in the Guinness Gold Cup a week today.
"Hedgehunter was given an easy time of it last week after Aintree, but he has been ridden out for the past two mornings and seems to be in good form," Mullins told the Racing Post.
"He'll be left in the Punchestown race at the forfeit stage but I'm in two minds about running him. We'll see what the weather does. I wouldn't want it any way fast for him." PA