Beef Or Salmon primed to strike

BEEF OR SALMON, following a minor hiccup in the Munster National at Limerick, can get his Gold Cup prospects back on track by landing the Grade One James Nicholson Wine Merchant Champion ’Chase at Down Royal this afternoon.

Michael Hourigan’s eight-year-old clearly blew up on that occasion, after travelling really well until finding it tough going from the third last.

He eventually trailed in almost 16 lengths adrift of the winner, Colca Canyon, but will surely reverse those placings on 28lbs better terms.