Lieutenant given salute for Neptune

MOUSE Morris has confirmed Grade One winner First Lieutenant will run in the Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham next week.

The six-year-old had too much pace for Zaidpour in the Future Champions Novices’ Hurdle at Leopardstown over Christmas, but has not run since.

He also holds entries in the Supreme over two miles and the Albert Bartlett over three, but Morris has plumped for the intermediate distance of two miles and five furlongs.