Flood in the lead

Francis Flood hopes Be My Leader can make light of a drop in trip to win the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Lombardstown Mares Novice Chase at Cork on Sunday.

The eight-year-old ran a big race to finish second to Sky’s The Limit in the Grade One Drinmore Novice Chase at Fairyhouse last time, having previously beaten Scotsirish at Galway.