Tasman can make most of easier opportunity

TASMAN, narrowly beaten in a tough handicap at Fairyhouse on Monday, can redress the balance in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Novice Hurdle at Navan this afternoon.

Dermot Weld’s progressive five-year-old was contesting his first race of that type and emerged with reputation enhanced.

Driven to the front over the second last, he could do no more in the closing stages, eventually going down by three parts of a length to Healy’s Pub.