Rhinestone to tackle Rooster

RHINESTONE COWBOY is all set to lead Jonjo O’Neill’s assault on Saturday’s Martell Cognac Aintree Hurdle at the Liverpool course.

The Jackdaws Castle trainer reports the eight-year-old to be in fine shape following his third placing under top weight behind Monkerhostin in the Coral Cup at Cheltenham, when ridden by J P Magnier.

And the amateur jockey, son of the horse’s owners John and Sue Magnier, is to keep the ride in the £150,000 contest in which his rivals will include Rooster Booster.