Hughes expects bold bid from Mutineer

Irish trainer Dessie Hughes is looking forward to running Mutineer in the IAWS Champion 4YO Hurdle at Punchestown tomorrow.

The Highest Honor gelding was sent off as short as 10-1 for the JCB Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival last month but he could only manage eight place in a race won by the Jonjo O’Neill-trained Spectrometer.

However, Hughes feels he has improved since and expects his charge to play a leading role tomorrow.

“I’m very much looking to Mutineer,” he said.

“He seems to be improving all the time and he was not beaten far at Cheltenham when knocked around a bit.”