Cossack on course to return to happy hunting ground

Gordon Elliott’s exciting prospect Don Cossack will take his next step in a fascinating Navan Novice Hurdle on Sunday.

A winner of his last four starts under Rules, the gelding has already shown a liking for the County Meath track as he won a Grade Two bumper on this card last year and opened his account over hurdles with an effortless victory late last month.

Don Cossack could face nine rivals in this Grade One event over two and a half miles, almost half of whom hail from the leading stable of Willie Mullins.