WILLIE Mullins is looking forward to firing a twin assault at the Belmont Gold Cup on Friday week.

The Closutton maestro is not averse to sending his horses on worldwide missions having had runners as far afield as America, Australia, Hong Kong and Japan in recent years.

Last year's Irish St Leger winner Wicklow Brave claimed the Punchestown Champion Hurdle on his latest appearance, but is set to revert to the flat in New York.

He will be joined on the trip across the Atlantic by admirable stablemate Clondaw Warrior, who is a Royal Ascot winner, a Galway Hurdle winner and was runner-up in the American St Leger at Arlington Park last August.

Mullins said: "It's a two-mile stayers' race in Belmont and we put the two horses in.

"We're hoping there mightn't be too many stayers in America. Wicklow would have a real good chance and Clondaw has a great each-way chance at the trip.

"The last time he was there he was second in the American St Leger to the horse that won the Belmont Gold Cup last year (Da Big Hoss).

"The Arlington race was only a mile and a five (furlongs) and he was only getting going when the race was over, so that puts him in with a real good chance."

It is set to be a busy few days on the international stage for Mullins, with Shaneshill a major contender for the French Champion Hurdle at Auteuil a week on Sunday.

The perennial champion trainer has previous landed the race with Nobody Told Me (2003), Rule Supreme (2004) and twice with Thousand Stars (2011 and 2012).

Shaneshill booked his place with victory in the leading trial for the Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil, the Prix la Barka.

Mullins also expects to be represented in the Prix Alain du Breil on the same afternoon, a race he has won in recent years with Diakali (2013) and Footpad (2016).

"Shaneshill looks the one (for the French Champion Hurdle) at the moment," he told At The Races.

"The Prix Alain du Breuil is on the same day and I think Bapaume goes for that and maybe Meri Devie and maybe Dandy Mag, who won nicely the other night in Ballinrobe."