MAT Nicholls and Kim Bailey are debating whether to target a valuable race or aim for Grade 1 glory after securing Mags Mullins’ promising hurdler Hillberry Hill for £70,000 in Wednesday’s ThoroughBid January Sale.

The Kingston Hill five-year-old made a successful step up to two and a half miles when winning his second start in a maiden hurdle at Thurles earlier this month, with Turners’ Novices’ Hurdle fourth Forty Coats back in third.