RACING:RUBY WALSH is set to make the trip back from Liverpool to ride at Tramore tomorrow and that commitment can be rewarded with victory on board Uncle Junior in the conditions chase, writes BRIAN O'CONNOR.
Walsh, who teams up with The Midnight Club in today’s Grand National, hasn’t been on board Uncle Junior in his last four starts due to his injury-plagued winter.
It was Paul Townend who helped Uncle Junior finally crack the code over fences at Gowran last time out when beating one of tomorrow’s opponents, Bazically, by eight lengths.
Tramore’s tight track might not play to Uncle Junior’s strengths, and he might not like the ground very quick, but he can still kick on from that last victory.
Local trainer Henry De Bromhead supplies Spill The Beans in tomorrow’s Beginners Chase, but that one could be foiled by Thepartysover.
Today, Fever Pitch, an expensive odds-on failure on his last start at Wexford, could be worth another chance in the second maiden hurdle.
Man In Black looked to improve for better ground on his last start at Thurles behind Launchpad and can build on that display in today’s opener.
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