Carlito has Festival prep at Dundalk

Carlito Brigante will have his warm up for the Cheltenham Festival at Dundalk tomorrow evening when he lines up in the Ladbrokes Live Mobile Race Streaming Handicap.

The Gordon Elliott-trained six-year-old won the Coral Cup at last year's Festival and will take on the seemingly invincible Big Buck's in the World Hurdle.

He has only had one run over hurdles this season since finishing a respectable third behind Quevega at Punchestown, but disappointed at Wetherby in October and has since undergone a tweak to his breathing.

"He's had a breathing operation since Wetherby," said Elliott.

"We're running him at Dundalk because he must have nice ground - he just can't go in soft. I'm pleased that it's dried up as it looks like he should get his ground at Cheltenham.

"The plan is to run him in the World Hurdle and take on Big Buck's - this is just a pipe-opener. It's a nice place to take him."