Mullins ponders Bob options
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.
But Mullins told racingpost.com that he had not yet decided which race Andrea and Graham Wylie’s seven-year-old would contest.
“I haven’t changed my stance,” said Mullins. “He’s well and I won’t be making my decision until much closer to the time. It’s too early.”
JCB Triumph Hurdle favourite Grumeti has suffered a minor setback, but connections fully expect him to make the line-up next week.
The Alan King-trained juvenile has won three of his four outings, but the former Michael Bell inmate was lame on Tuesday morning.
“He’s lame today but Alan fully expects it clear up with the next two days,” said Iain Turner, racing manager to owner Max McNeil. “It’s something very minor. If it had happened next Tuesday we’d be a bit worried, but we expect him to be back working by the end of the week.
