Pumbaa to prove he retains his class on Midlands National card at Kilbeggan

Pumbaa can make a successful return to hurdling in this evening’s third race on the Midlands National card at Kilbeggan.

A useful sort who has had his problems, he was having his first run for Colin Bowe and second run in a year and a half when finishing third behind Xsquared in a decent chase this day fortnight at Wexford.

What that effort showed was that he retains all of his ability. All his wins to date have come on ground with plenty of cut in it, but he acts well enough on good ground to not be too concerned about this evening’s anticipated conditions.