Side with Sloane

THE most interesting contest at Bellewstown this evening is the Tully Bookmakers’ 1800 200010 Hurdle, in which Noel Meade’s Gay Sloane is napped to do the business.

He promised more than was delivered in four outings last season, but there was always the suspicion that substantial improvement could be forthcoming down the line.

The four-year-old returned to action at the Galway Festival earlier this month and was the medium of some inspired support.