Next Destination primed for showdown with Samcro

Next Destination is set to be joined by at least one stablemate in a potentially mouthwatering clash with Samcro as Willie Mullins bids to extend his excellent recent record in the Lawlor’s Of Naas Novice Hurdle on Sunday.

The champion trainer has claimed this prize five times in the last eight years and Next Destination appears to be his big hope for this year’s renewal.

Fourth in last season’s Champion Bumper, the six-year-old made an impressive hurdling debut at this venue in November, before striking in Grade Two company in the Navan Novice Hurdle.