Beef heads Irish National entries

BEEF OR SALMON heads 68 entries for Ireland’s richest jumps race, the Powers Gold Label Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on Easter Monday.

Trainer Michael Hourigan is considering the €250,000 Easter Monday spectacle for his nine-year-old, who is a leading fancy for the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup next Friday.

Weights for the three mile five furlong contest will not be finalised by handicapper Noel O’Brien until next Monday, but Beef Or Salmon would carry top weight.