RACING Leopardstown report and News: Conditions might not have been conducive to the spectacular at Leopardstown's post-race gallops session last evening but some punters saw enough for Willie Mullins's latest bumper star to be cut dramatically for Cheltenham.

Missed That was ridden by Ruby Walsh over a circuit (14 furlongs) against Rule Supreme and a trio of novice hurdlers and finished on the bridle after moving fluently throughout.

This gallops session threw up last year's Weatherbys Champion Bumper winner Total Enjoyment and almost before they had pulled up yesterday the bookmakers were under attack. Paddy Power cut Missed That all the way to 3 to 1 favourite to provide Mullins with a remarkable fifth success in the race but the trainer was keen not to get carried away.

"He was up against staying horses who would need two and a half miles to win," Mullins argued. "He would have the pace to deal with them, but having said all that I'm delighted with the way he went." Rule Supreme was ridden by David Casey who reported himself happy with the outcome but no decision was made on which festival race he will contest.

The champion hurdler Hardy Eustace (Conor O'Dwyer) also did a circuit with his stable companion Central House and finished upsides in a gallop that pleased trainer Dessie Hughes.

"Central House is a two miler who works well so Hardy Eustace did well to go with him," said Hughes. "It's horrible ground, a gluepot. I don't mind working them on it but I'd hate to race them on that. Everything seems to be going fine."

Hardy Eustace is now challenging for Champion Hurdle favouritism after Harchibald's post-race work-out at Navan on Saturday went considerably less well. However, his trainer Noel Meade, said Harchibald scoped fine afterwards and he wasn't ruling him out of Cheltenham.

"We might give him a breeze later in the week and see how he is," Meade said.