Dan Dan ready for big test Tom Mullins admits Oscar Dan Dan faces a tough task as he defends his crown in the Bar One Racing Hatton's Grace Hurdle on Sunday. The eight-year-old claimed the Fairyhouse Grade One in a titanic tussle 12 months ago but with Solwhit and Hurricane Fly in the line-up this time around, Mullins feels this is a much stronger renewal. "He won well the last day and is in good form, so we're hoping he can put up a career-best performance on Sunday," said Mullins. "Obviously Solwhit is a good bit ahead of him on ratings and so is Hurricane Fly, so that means we can only be hopeful. "He could run the race of his life and finish third, but he'll take his chance and see how we go. "He seems to have improved a bit since last year and he might even want further than two and a half miles, but I hope I'm not saying that after Sunday."
