Former champion hurdler Sublimity will be among a legion of horses working after racing at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Robbie Hennessy's nine-year-old finished fourth in defence of his title last March and will attempt to become the first horse since Comedy Of Errors (1973 and 1975) to reclaim the hurdling crown.

Hennessy said: "We took him to the Curragh yesterday, it's the first time he's been there in a while but he absolutely motored up it. It's great to see the weather getting better. When I heard them talking about watering I thought they must be getting good weather."

He added: "We haven't had rain in two weeks here and obviously it's the same at Cheltenham.

"We are going to take him to Leopardstown on Sunday and give him a spin, he won't do anything drastic.

"Kong will give him a lead around and that will probably be his last piece before he travels over the following Saturday."