Alpha Des Obeaux to lead select team of two for Mouse Morris

Leading Ryanair World Hurdle hope Alpha Des Obeaux is set to be one of just two runners at this year’s Cheltenham Festival for trainer Mouse Morris.

The County Tipperary maestro is no stranger to success at Prestbury Park, striking Festival gold with the likes of Gold Cup hero War Of Attrition and Neptune victor First Lieutenant in the last decade.

Morris is thin on the ground in terms of numbers heading to this year’s meeting, but expects recent Galmoy Hurdle winner Alpha Des Obeaux to go well, while 2013 Arkle runner-up Baily Green is set to line up in either the Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate or the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual.