Today's Tips: Pistol poised to get new partnership firing early at Fairyhouse

Denis O’Regan can make a successful start to his new role as retained rider to owner Barry Connell by taking the beginners’ chase at Fairyhouse aboard the Alan Fleming-trained Pistol Park.

The five-year-old was an intended runner in a similar event at Fairyhouse, for which he was the subject of a morning gamble. However, the stable was not firing at that point and the decision was made not to run in the race won by Mr Diablo and in which one of today’s rivals, Pink Coat, was third.

His only start to date came in a handicap hurdle at Naas, and he caught the eye finishing a pleasing sixth behind Total Recall. He also had reasonable form in France, but it looks significant connection are not wasting any more time over hurdles. While he has plenty of potential, if he can match his hurdle rating of 126 on this first start over fences he will be very hard to beat.