HOLLOW FESTIVAL HINT

FERNY HOLLOW is the 8-1 favourite for Cheltenham’s Supreme Novices’ Hurdle after making the perfect start to his career over obstacles at Gowran Park.

Successful in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at the Festival last March, Willie Mullins’ son of Westerner was sent off the 1-3 favourite for a maiden hurdle.

And Paul

Townend’s mount justified the market confidence with a one-length supremacy over Bob Olinger, the pair 45 lengths clear of third home Kings Halo.

Mullins (right) had earlier saddled ex-french

Youmdor to land the threeyear-old maiden hurdle, and his charge is now 14-1 for the JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham in

March. Ireland’s