Wins Now will relish soft ground

WINS NOW, far from reliable, is the nap choice in the Westmeath Hurdle, on a typically low-grade programme at Kilbeggan this evening.

Niall Madden’s charge is very much an in-and-out performer and, truth to tell, usually more out than in! But if the heavy rain, which is forecast, materialises then he looks easily best equipped of this seven-strong field to cope.

The selection was struggling for form until popping up at 16-1 over fences on this track last time, making a lot of the running to beat Francis Du Mesnil by two and a half lengths.