Dunguib is set to take his chance in the Rabobank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown on Friday.

 His trainer, Philip Fenton, has decided to take on the big guns rather than go for the Champion Novices’ Hurdle on Tuesday. Dunguib was one of the Cheltenham Festival bankers that wrecked a few accounts when he finished third to Menorah in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle last month.

 His jockey, Brian O’Connell, took heavy criticism – much of it misguided – for his tactics and there would be many who would cheer if the pair replied in the best possible way with a win.