Racing: Willie Mullins plans to take the wraps off his exciting prospect Hurricane Fly in the Royal Bond Novice Hurdle at Fairyhouse at the end of the month.
The son of Montjeu has won two of his three hurdling starts since joining the Co Carlow handler and has also finished second in a Grade One event at Auteuil.
As neither of those successes came until after May of this year, the four-year-old retains his novice status for the coming campaign and Mullins has made no secret of the high regard in which he holds the gelding.
"Hurricane Fly has started back doing fast work again and everything is going well," said Mullins. "If everything continues to go well, the plan would be to go to the Royal Bond at Fairyhouse (November 30th) and take things from there."
Mullins also has his brilliant bumper performer Cousin Vinny engaged in the Grade One contest.
The five-year-old won the Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival and the corresponding race at Punchestown a month later, but is unlikely to make his timber debut in such a hot event.
"Cousin Vinny will probably run in a maiden hurdle somewhere but I don't think he will be ready for the Royal Bond," Mullins added.