Walsh and Nicholls team up with Tidal Bay

Paul Nicholls and Ruby Walsh will be reunited when Tidal Bay tackles the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Walsh became available after his intended mount, the Willie Mullins-trained Rubi Ball, was a surprising absentee from the five-day declarations for the Grade One feature, returning lame from a schooling session at Punchestown.

With Boston Bob, owned like Tidal Bay by Graham Wylie, also taken out Mullins was left without a runner and Walsh was suddenly hot property.