Get off to a flyer with Grozny

Willie Mullins’ decision not to send any horses to England means it’s a weekend at home for me, at Naas today and Fairyhouse tomorrow.

There’s an old saying that a good start is half the battle and I hope to give punters a flyer by taking the first at Naas, a maiden hurdle, on Ivan Grozny.

Successful twice on the flat in France, he made a fine start in this country at Leopardstown at Christmas.