Hurricane Fly to follow familiar path

Willie Mullins plans to “keep things simple” with Hurricane Fly, with the dual Champion Hurdle hero likely to make his seasonal return in next month’s Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown.

The nine-year-old used the Grade One event as his starting point for the last campaign, during which he was unbeaten in five starts, winning a third successive Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown before regaining his Cheltenham crown.

Mullins said: “I think we’ll keep things simple with him and go down the same route as last year.”