VINNIE ROE is fancied to shrug off top weight, the steadier of 10-2, and make a winning reappearance in the listed Saval Beg Stakes at Leopardstown tonight.

FOLLOWING the defections of Rince Ri and Timbera earlier this week from Saturday’s Martell Cognac Grand National at Liverpool, Jimmy Mangan yesterday issued an upbeat bulletin on last year’s Aintree hero, Monty’s Pass.