It’s the weekend between the Irish Champion Hurdle and Gold Cup, but it’s another busy and important one. I have three rides this afternoon at Fairyhouse, but it’s Douvan, in the Tied Cottage Chase tomorrow at Punchestown, who will be focus of most attention.

An interesting card this evening at Punchestown, and Sizing Platinum can get back to winning ways by taking the opening rated chase for Henry De Bromhead.

In the opening Beginners’ Chase on this afternoon’s card at Fairyhouse, Altiepix has a gilt-edged opportunity to get off the mark over fences.

Navan is not where I expected to be this afternoon, but I suppose it was better to find out early in the week at home that Un De Sceaux was a bit flat than when leaving the Railway Fences and wondering why he wasn’t picking up going to the Pond Fence.