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02:53 Friday 10th February 2012

Updated: 2nd September 2010

Que team aiming for Festival treble

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Willie Mullins is eyeing a David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle hat-trick with Quevega ahead of the new National Hunt campaign.

The six-year-old landed the Grade Two contest in devastating fashion once again last season before beating the boys over three miles at Punchestown. There have been plenty of calls for her to test her mettle in the Champion Hurdle or World Hurdle at Cheltenham next year, but Mullins remains keen on keeping her against her own sex.

"She's just been in a couple of days and has done well from her summer break. If all goes well and she gets back to Cheltenham, you'd have to think at this stage of the year she'd be aiming for the mares' race," the trainer told At The Races.

"It's so far away but we'd definitely be aiming for Cheltenham and I don't think she'll have too many runs before that. We'll see how she takes her training."

Mullins also had news on Golden Silver, who rounded off last season with a superb Grade One victory at Punchestown.

"He really came to himself last year and improved and I think he's improving again," Mullins continued.

"He's in tremendous form coming in off grass this year. Paul (Townend) gets on well with him and he loves the soft ground.

"Hopefully if he improves again we'll get back to Cheltenham with him, but I just wonder if he'll be better in the Ryanair Chase on better ground."