Navan and Thurles tips: Riviere D’etel has that winning look

Teahupoo won the ITM Virtual Stallion Trail Hurdle for trainer Gordon Elliott in Fairyhouse earlier this month. Picture: Healy Racing

Riviere D’etel can ensure a good start to the weekend for punters by taking the opening race, the Dunmoe Rated Novice Hurdle, on this afternoon’s card in Navan.

The filly made her debut for Gordon Elliott in a juvenile maiden hurdle last month at Punchestown and ran out a particularly impressive winner. She was keen through the early stages but seemed to settle better when Jack Kennedy allowed her stride on in front. Never in danger once controlling the race, she came home a long way clear.