Invader’s experience to carry the day

THE last time Irish Invader won a race, he provided us with a successful nap.

That was over flights at Kilbeggan in June, when scrambling to victory over stable companion, Bothar Na.

One almost resolved then that he would never carry the burden again, but everything is relative and Willie Mullins’ gelding is once more the nap choice in the Go Racing In Kildare Beginners Chase at Punchestown today. A long way short of being a star, his big plus now is experience and that counts for a lot in this type of contest.