Alphabet set for winning return

THREE very low-grade flat races and some modest National Hunt fare make Thurles this afternoon the proverbial minefield as far as punters are concerned.

Royal Alphabet, returning from a break of almost seven months, is the hopeful nap choice in the Ballynonty Novice Hurdle.

A useful sort in bumpers and on the level, Willie Mullins' six-year-old made a winning start over jumps at Punchestown in 1early September.