Tri tries again for Byrnes

Supreme Novices’ Hurdle third Trifolium aims to secure a Grade One prize of his own in the Evening Herald Champion Novice Hurdle at Punchestown today.

The Charles Byrnes inmate was beaten just a length and a half by Cinders And Ashes in the Cheltenham Festival curtain-raiser and the form already looks strong, with the runner-up Darlan subsequently scoring at Aintree.

While Trifolium will be long odds-on for this assignment, it will be no walk in the park as he faces County Hurdle winner Alderwood, who has followed up his Cheltenham success with victory at Fairyhouse.