Willie Mullins has confirmed he is preparing to move his hurdling stalwart Hurricane Fly up to three miles for the first time with an entry in the Ladbrokes World Series Hurdle at Punchestown next week
With stablemate Faugheen looking a cut above at two miles, connections of The Fly are keen to shift the horse up in distance, and with the three-mile division perhaps not as strong overall the record-breaking Grade One winner could yet add another chapter to his sensational career, with Mullins also eyeing a tilt at the French Champion Hurdle crown.
‘There’s a good chance (of running in the World Series Hurdle),’ Mullins said. ‘It is something the owners think they might go for. It’s a real runner at the moment.
‘Remember he won over two and a half miles on heavy ground as a four-year-old in France. We would think over the years that three miles wouldn’t be any problem. It just depends on his temperament on the day. He can be keen if it’s a slow-run race.
‘I’ve been dying to go for the French Champion Hurdle for the last few years, but when you have a horse like that you try and mind him maybe a little bit more than the others. I think the trip is no problem and I’m seriously coming round to running him in this.’
[h/t At The Races]
