Connections feel Wicklow Brave’s class can help him give weight all-round in the Kevin McManus Bookmaker Grimes Hurdle at Tipperary on Thursday.

Willie Mullins’ versatile performer has won at the top level over jumps and on the Flat, and has smart form as recently as April when he was second to Supasundae in the Punchestown Champion Hurdle. He missed most of the winter having gone to Australia for the Melbourne Cup.