Sue Smith’s veteran Mister McGoldrick heads a maximum field of 20 for the first major handicap of Britain's National Hunt season, the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham.

Ruby Walsh is confident he can waste down to close to the minimum weight in order to give Granit Jack his optimum chance in Saturday's Paddy Power Gold Cup.

Ferdy Murphy's L'Antartique is set for a step up in class after making a successful seasonal debut under Graham Lee in the Colin Parker Memorial Intermediate Chase.

KINGS ADVOCATE is the choice to win as competitive a Powers' Whiskey Irish Grand National as has ever been run at Fairyhouse this afternoon.

Shrewd Investor proved a wise bet as the 13-2 shot floored hot favourite Secret Ploy in the £100 Bonus at betdirectuk.com Maiden Hurdle at Bangor.