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Mighty Park set for Festival opener

Mighty Park looks all set to contest the Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle after not featuring amongst the confirmations for the Turners Novices’ Hurdle on Thursday afternoon.

Trainer : WILLIE MULLINS.
Trainer : WILLIE MULLINS. Picture: AAP Image

Owned by JP McManus and trained by Willie Mullins, Mighty Park was a best-priced 5/1 for the Cheltenham Festival opener on the back of his staggering 38-length debut success at Fairyhouse in January.

There had been much speculation about his Festival target but after he failed to feature among confirmations for the Turners, for which he was a general 7/2 shot, he now looks set to take his chance in the Supreme.

Paddy Power reacted by cutting the exciting hurdler to 11/4 (from 9/2), with the same firm going 9/4 currently about Nicky Henderson's market leader Old Park Star. As a result of the defection of Mighty Park, Paddy Power make both No Drama This End and Talk The Talk 3/1 joint favourites for the Turners, although the latter's trainer Joseph O'Brien has revealed that he too is more likely to turn up in the Supreme.

Mullins also looks to have confirmed Doctor Steinberg's Festival target, with the impressive Dublin Racing Festival winner set to run in the Albert Bartlett having failed to feature in the Turners confirmations.

Majborough, who will also carry the colours of JP McManus for Willie Mullins, is set to face a maximum of twelve rivals in the feature BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase on Wednesday.

A winner of the Triumph Hurdle at the meeting two years ago, Majborough will head to Cheltenham looking to follow-up his commanding win in the Dublin Chase at Leopardstown.

Jonbon was also left in contention for the same ownership, although Nicky Henderson's stable star looks almost certain to skip the Cheltenham Festival in favour of Aintree.

The news broke earlier in the week that defending champion Marine Nationale would not take part due to a sore neck, while JPR One, Senecia and Dan Skelton's rapidly progressive Thistle Ask were also ruled out.

Gavin Cromwell supplemented his last time out Thyestes Chase winner Now Is The Hour for the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase.


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