Beef Or Salmon must hit top gear in Lexus

BEEF OR SALMON, in many ways the great nearly horse of Irish racing, has to finally stand and deliver in next Tuesday’s Lexus ’Chase at Leopardstown!

That doesn’t necessarily mean he needs to actually go and beat Best Mate, but the rising nine-year-old really does have to give the triple Cheltenham Gold Cup winner one hell of a fight.

Someone said to me the other day that there’s no point thinking Beef Or Salmon can win a Gold Cup because there’s always some excuse for him.