Next Destination will be difficult to beat at Naas

Livelovelaugh, one of six runners this weekend for Willie, can get us off to a winning start, in the two-and-a-half-mile beginners’ chase at Cork this afternoon.

He’s a burly, stuffy individual, who always looks heavy, and takes plenty of work. He will have improved greatly for his first outing, at Fairyhouse, where he was passed late by a couple of Gordon’s runners.

He jumped well that day, and his work has been good since. He took a run or two to reach his peak last year, he handles testing ground well, and I think he is more than up to winning today.