Dunguib return may be delayed by the weather

DUNGUIB still has the Champion Hurdle as his target even though the cold snap has delayed his preparation.

Trainer Philip Fenton would like to give the eight-year-old his first appearance of the winter in the Limestone Lad Hurdle at Naas on January 15, although he admits it might come too soon.

“He’s in great form. We took him to Leopardstown on Thursday. He went two miles round there and did a nice sensible gallop,” Fenton told At The Races.