THE LISTENER is going to have a session with respected horse trainer Yogi Breisner today ahead of his third successive appearance in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown on February 8.

Robert Alner is due to undergo surgery later tonight after being injured in a serious car crash near his base in Dorset, England.

The Listener will face five rivals in tomorrow’s James Nicholson Wine Merchant Champion Chase at Down Royal – providing the ground is no quicker than good.