MIKAEL d’HAGUENET, who has done us proud through the entire campaign, has to be the nap choice to head for a summer’s grass in a blaze of glory in the Land Rover Champion Novice Hurdle at Punchestown this evening.

WILLIE Mullins is double-handed in the Land Rover Champion Novice Hurdle at Punchestown today with both Mikael D’Haguenet and Cousin Vinny representing the champion trainer.

Lucy Wadham is confident El Dancer will be a force to be reckoned with given suitable ground in the €100,000 Evening Herald Champion Novice Hurdle at Punchestown on Tuesday.

Bouggler came out on top in a thrilling finish to the John Smith’s Mersey Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree under Noel Fehily.