Charlie Swan could have two runners in Saturday’s totesport.com Eider at Newcastle, with both Teeming Rain and What A Native entered for the marathon contest.

FEATURE event at Leopardstown tomorrow is the Pierse Hurdle, where only a super optimist could be in any confident about finding the winner.

TONY MULLINS, fresh from a splendid Christmas, topped up at Tramore yesterday when Barrow Drive won the featured Wilf Dooly Chase in the hands of Barry Geraghty.

HOPES are high racing will resume at Navan this afternoon. The track was perfectly raceable yesterday and this morning’s 7am inspection is purely precautionary.