Mullins ponders Bob options

LEADING Irish hope Boston Bob was yesterday cut for the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle - but trainer Willie Mullins remained tight-lipped about which race he would contest at Cheltenham next week.

Boston Bob, unbeaten in three starts since joining Mullins last summer, also has the option of the Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle next Wednesday, a race which he heads the market with Simonsig as 5-2 joint-favourites with Betfred and Paddy Power.

Boston Bob was a 5-1 chance for the Albert Bartlett with Totesport on Monday but he was half those odds with the same firm yesterday.