Weekend racing tips: Riviere D’etel can make a winning debut over fences

Riviere D’etel can make a winning debut over fences in the Return Of The Jumps Mares’ Beginners’ Chase which gets this afternoon’s card at Fairyhouse underway. The four-year-old was a talented but free-going juvenile hurdler last season and will need to curb her enthusiasm somewhat if she is to realise her potential to its full.

That said, she ended last season with a fine run in the Fred Winter at the Cheltenham Festival, and she has loads of scope for jumping fences. The 9lbs four-year-old allowance which she receives from her rivals today is a huge bonus, and one she should be able to make the most of.