Lynch hoping to strike Oil

Andrew Lynch is looking forward to teaming up with Sizing Europe in the Clonmel Oil Chase today.

The jockey believes trainer Henry de Bromhead made the right call in taking the 10-year-old out of the JNwine.com Champion Chase at the last minute because three miles on soft ground would stretch his stamina.

However, Lynch expects soft ground over two and a mile half miles at Clonmel to be well within his compass following his first run of the season at Gowran.