Grand Partner the choice despite reservations about trip

Tom Mullins and Paul Townend, who teamed up to win with Elsie at Roscommon on Tuesday, again join forces at Cork tonight with Grand Partner and the six-year-old is fancied to land the nap in the Great Value Social Package Maiden Hurdle.

The selection would certainly prefer further than this two miles, but can get away with it against modest opposition.

He ran a good race, over two and a half, at Punchestown when runner-up behind in-form Cape Glory, prior to dropping down to the minimum trip in a handicap at Kilbeggan.