Mullins delighted about Douvan comeback

Trainer has provided a positive update on and insists he will be back in the next few months.

The impressive seven-year-old has been sidelined since the in March when he suffered a stress fracture to his pelvis during the Queen Mother .

confirmed his charge has now made a full recovery and he is expected to get back into competitive action in the autumn.

The 61-year-old admitted that the Hilly Way in is on the card for December but he is hoping to get Douvan out earlier with the Shloer Chase at Cheltenham in November a potential option.

Mullins said: “Douvan is in tip-top shape, I am delighted to say.

“The Hilly Way at Cork is a race we’ve had plenty of runners in but with it being in December we’d be inclined to look at an earlier race for his comeback run, potentially.”

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