Bellshill appears to have measure of Tombstone

There seems no solid reason to believe Road To Riches won’t stamp his class on this afternoon’s Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown.

Third in last year’s Cheltenham Gold Cup, he made a perfectly satisfactory start to this season when running away with the Clonmel Oil Chase.

He hasn’t been seen since, but his trainer, Noel Meade, reports him in great shape ahead of today’s assignment, and anything less than a comfortable victory will be disappointing.