Willie Mullins admits Boston Bob needs to improve significantly on what he has achieved so far over fences to claim Wednesday’s RSA Chase at Cheltenham.

Kilavullen-based owner/trainer TJ Nagle appears to have an outstanding prospect on his hands in the form of Just A Par as the son of the Grand Lodge-sired stallion Island House destroyed the opposition under Richard O’Dea in the five-year-old geldings’ maiden at yesterday’s well-attended Galway Hunt point-to-point fixture at Dartfield outside Loughrea.

Cheltenham Festival-winning jockey Campbell Gillies has died following an accident on holiday in Greece.