Booster on Cognac trail again

ROOSTER BOOSTER, runner-up to Sacundai in the Martell Cognac Aintree Hurdle 12 months ago, will bid to go one better in the Grade One contest tomorrow.

The Philip Hobbs-trained grey, first and second in the last two runnings of the Smurfit Champion Hurdle, is among a field of 11 declared at yesterday’s 48-hour final declaration stage.

The Minehead trainer also runs Monkerhostin, who won the Coral Cup at last month’s Cheltenham Festival.