Sports Line can go one better

THE Willie Mullins-Ruby Walsh bandwagon can roll merrily along at Punchestown this afternoon, with the duo’s Sports Line the nap choice in the Festival Hospitality Maiden Hurdle.

The lightly-raced six-year-old has only been seen once this season, at Cork in early January when a decidedly unlucky loser.

He tried to make all the running, but was eventually beaten a short head by 33-1 shot Darby’s Turn after rider, Paul Townend, had lost his whip after the final flight.