Leave it to Lyreen

Dessie Hughes’ Lyreen Legend is the nap choice to make a successful debut over fences in the W B Gavin and Co EBF Beginners Chase at Galway this afternoon.

A high-class novice hurdler, he was only marking time at that game and this was always going to be his true calling.

The five-year-old was ultra consistent last season, producing a string of decent efforts, and it is encouraging that he also managed to win first time out.