No need to oppose Nellie

SHE might have no less than 29 rivals, but Deanery Nellie is nap material in the Eventing Ireland Maiden Hurdle at Navan this afternoon.

Ger Lyons’ mare ran a cracking race on this track last month and a repeat of that effort will make her very hard to beat.

The selection went down by a neck in a driving finish to market rival, Ultimate Accolade. It was a further 13 lengths back to the third and that’s obviously encouraging.