Advocate the answer to National puzzle

KINGS ADVOCATE is the choice to win as competitive a Powers' Whiskey Irish Grand National as has ever been run at Fairyhouse this afternoon.

Tom Taaffe's seven-year-old is well capable of a big run, however, and the fact Ruby Walsh is set to get right down to his very minimum weight, 10-0, is obviously encouraging.

The selection, successful just once over fences so far - a beginners' race at Limerick in November - returned to that track to finish a head second to One Cool Cookie in a Grade 2 at Christmas.