Only three rivals for Mullins' Star Thousand Stars is Willie Mullins' sole representative as only four runners have been declared for the Ladbrokes.com Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown on Sunday. The County Carlow trainer did have two other entries at the confirmation stage but said on Wednesday Champion Hurdle winner Hurricane Fly was not ready for his seasonal debut. So Young runs in the Paul Carberry Autobiography Hurdle earlier on the same card. Thousand Stars is an able deputy for the Mullins team, finishing fourth to Hurricane Fly at Cheltenham and running his stablemate to five lengths in the Rabobank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown in May. His main rivals are expected to be the Jessica Harrington-trained Oscars Well and Pittoni from Charles Byrnes' stable. Oscars Well should strip fitter for his run behind The Real Article at Down Royal two weeks ago, while Pittoni was a good winner at Naas last month. Akatara, trained by Michael Bowe, completes the quartet.
