Early Doors can initiate good day in Galway for JP McManus

Early Doors can set the tone for a good day for the green, white and gold colours of owner JP McManus, by taking the Guinness Beginners’ Chase which gets Galway Hurdle day underway at 2pm.

The Joseph O’Brien-trained six-year-old hasn’t run since winning the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival, a win which earned him a mark of 152 over hurdles. That stands out against this afternoon’s company and it seems significant that connections are keen to go chasing with him rather than to persevere over hurdles.