Always poised to go one better in maiden hurdle

ALWAYS, fresh from a decent effort at Galway a week, ago, can land the Michael Holland Tyres Maiden Hurdle at Roscommon this evening.

Noel Meade’s gelding was having his first outing since Thurles in November at Ballybrit and he performed with distinct promise.

He finished two and a half lengths second behind Christy Roche’s heavily-backed market leader, Selby Road, and faces nothing of that calibre now.