Weekend Irish tips: Dark Voyager can make perfect start to life over fences

The half-brother to Grade One-winning hurdler A Wave Of The Sea can continue the fine start to the season for Willie Mullins

Dark Voyager, seen here winning on the Flat in Galway, has leading claims on his jumps debut today. Picture: Healy Racing

Unusual to have Ballinrobe on a Saturday, but these are unusual times, and there is an intriguing race to start the day as Dark Voyager and Zanahiyr, who were of similar ability on the Flat, clash on their respective debuts over jumps.

Both strong stayers on the level, they will have no issue with the two-and-a-quarter-mile trip and separating them is not that easy.