Pedrobob set to reappear

Racing:  Pedrobob is set to make his chasing debut within the next fortnight after pleasing connections in a recent schooling…

Racing: Pedrobob is set to make his chasing debut within the next fortnight after pleasing connections in a recent schooling session.

Trained by Tony Mullins, the nine-year-old enjoyed his finest hour over timber when landing the Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March.

Mullins said: "He was popped around Tipperary last week by Davy Russell and he was quite happy with him.

"I think we're going to look at a beginners' chase over two and a half miles at Punchestown on December 9th.

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"There's a better race at Navan the previous day over two miles and one furlong, which might be more his distance, but it's a winners' race.

"At the moment we're looking at starting in one or the other."

Another highly-regarded Mullins inmate set to flex his muscles in the near future is Decoy Daddy.

The five-year-old got off the mark over hurdles at the second attempt when impressing at Cork earlier in the month and will now have his sights raised accordingly.

Mullins said: "Decoy Daddy will go for the Barry & Sandra Kelly Memorial - the Grade One race at Navan on December 16th.

"We think he's a very smart horse and he won really well in Cork last week.

"He jumped so professionally that day that we've decided to pitch him against the big ones straight away."