Leave it to Landau

Landau could hardly be described as the most reliable horse in training, but does look good enough to win the Botanica International Natural Herbal Products Maiden Hurdle at Downpatrick this afternoon.

Encouragingly, there have been signs of late that Gordon Elliott’s charge is beginning to go forward and this certainly represents a very suitable opportunity.

At the Galway festival, Landau produced a solid enough effort to finish fourth behind