Rooster boost for Bula

Reigning champion hurdler Rooster Booster remains on course to return to action in the Tote Bula Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday week.

The Pertemps ‘Fighting Fifth’ Hurdle at Newcastle last month had been mentioned as a possible starting point for the Philip Hobbs-trained nine-year-old, but a number of factors ruled him out of that contest.