Salmon angling for Lexus success

Beef Or Salmon, twice a winner of the Lexus Chase, is among nine horses left in the €150,000 Grade One contest at Leopardstown on Wednesday week.

The Michael Hourigan-trained nine-year-old was successful in 2002 and again last year.

He was a good second to Kingscliff in the Betfair Chase at Haydock last month and is again likely to face stiff opposition this time around.

The Mouse Morris-trained War Of Attrition disappointed when fifth in the John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown but defeated Kicking King and Rathgar Beau on his two previous starts.

Michael O’Brien’s Forget The Past won the Ascon/Rohcon Novice Chase on the same card 12 months ago and was third in the John Durkan, while the Willie Mullins-trained Hedgehunter won the Grand National at Aintree.

Ted Walsh can choose from Jack High and Rince Ri, while Arthur Moore is also double-handed with Marcus De Berlais and Native Upmanship.

The field is completed by Noel Meade’s Watson Lake.