Macbride can overcome absence to take opener

Naas hosts today’s horse racing action and Macbride can overcome an absence by taking the opening Welcome To Toomevara GAA Raceday Maiden Hurdle for Aidan O’Brien.

The six-year-old is one of that burgeoning group of runners to have won three bumpers, and made his hurdling debut at Thurles back in January, finishing fifth behind I’m All You Need.

He hasn’t been seen since, which is a minor worry, but this doesn’t look the most exacting of tests for his return. His bumper form ties in with some very smart hurdlers, most notably his success at Cork, when he had Most Peculiar and Hash Brown behind.