Dgab looks a gift for punters

SHOT From The Hip is the nap choice to send bookmakers scurrying for cover in the Mullinavat Novice Hurdle at Gowran Park this afternoon.

He swerved Cheltenham last month and that was a wise decision, on the basis his form just wasn’t good enough.

But Edward O’Grady’s seven-year-old remains a promising talent and this looks well within his compass. Impressive when taking his maiden at Leopardstown at Christmas, the selection returned to that track in the middle of February to contest the Grade 1 Deloitte Novice Hurdle. He produced a solid display to fill third spot behind Oscars Well and Zaidpour and this represents a much easier assignment.