Good ground can bring out the best in Riltree

THIS is a big weekend for Paul Townend and Davy Russell, as they go head-to-head at Sligo tomorrow in their bid to become champion jockey for the first time.
Good ground can bring out the best in Riltree

The pair have enjoyed terrific seasons and, though suffering injury problems along the way, have enjoyed a relatively good run.

I think Sligo, and then Down Royal and Limerick on Monday, will go a fair way towards deciding who is going to be champion.

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