Trainer Willie Mullins is likely to throw Kilcruit into a red-hot Supreme Novices’ Hurdle on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival after he opened his account over hurdles at the third time of asking.

Trainer Willie Mullins is likely to throw Kilcruit into a red-hot Supreme Novices’ Hurdle on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival after he opened his account over hurdles at the third time of asking.