ALAIVAN is a best-priced 8/1 favourite for the JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham in the wake of his impressive hurdle debut victory at Gowran Park yesterday.

Ninetieth Minute looks a good bet in the Xmas Vouchers Gowran Park Golf Shop Maiden Hurdle at Gowran Park today.

CHAMPION National Hunt trainer Noel Meade notched his second century of winners in a calendar year when Guantama Bay justified favouritism in the three-mile Clashwilliam Maiden Hurdle at Gowran Park yesterday.