Tuesday 31 December 2013 14:59, UK
Boston Bob made a most impressive seasonal reappearance in the Follow Punchestown On Facebook Hurdle.
Mullins was pleased enough with "a nice performance" from the winner. "He hasn't been doing that at home on the gallops and I didn't expect anything like that," he said. "Mourad ran poor and coming here I wouldn't have been surprised if this lad had done the same. The owner (Graham Wylie) is keen to go for the World Hurdle. "Whether that's a World Hurdle performance or not I don't know, but we may go along that route. "If we're thinking of going that way then the Cleeve Hurdle (next month) could be a possibility at Cheltenham."Mullins said: "That was a nice performance. He hasn't been doing that at home on the gallops and I didn't expect anything like that. "Mourad ran poor and coming here I wouldn't have been surprised if this lad had done the same. The owner (Graham Wylie) is keen to go for the World Hurdle. "Whether that's a World Hurdle performance or not I don't know, but we may go along that route. "If we're thinking of going that way then the Cleeve Hurdle (next month) could be a possibility at Cheltenham." BetVictor cut Boston Bob to 10-1 from 16s for the Ladbrokes World Hurdle on March 13. RaceBets introduced Wylie's gelding at 14-1, and spokesman Joseph Burke said: "He obviously acts around Cheltenham and having reverted to the smaller obstacles, just like Big Buck's did before him, Boston Bob could well prove a superstar in the staying division."
