Fledgling trainer Barry Murphy is looking forward to a trip to the Cheltenham Festival with his useful handicap chaser Pairofbrowneyes

The seven-year-old has made just one appearance under Murphy's name and that came when winning the valuable Tim Duggan Memorial Chase at Limerick's Christmas meeting.

The County Wexford-based trainer plans to take his charge for a racecourse gallop at Leopardstown this weekend ahead of his intended appearance at Prestbury Park next month.

Murphy said: "He will go to Cheltenham on the Tuesday for the novice handicap. He is in great form and will go to Leopardstown this Sunday to school after racing.

"We gave him a little break after Christmas, everything has gone really well with him and I'm very happy with him.

"We are looking forward to Cheltenham and it's nice to have one going in my first season as a trainer.

"I think he'll run a big race in Cheltenham, he has improved since Limerick, he's on an upward curve and hopefully we can keep it that way.

"Mikey Fogarty will ride him in Cheltenham and he'll be on him in Leopardstown, too."