Joseph O'Brien knows what it takes to win the Kerry National, and San Salvador has the credentials

O'Brien has won the big race at the Listowel Harvest Festival twice in recent years with Assemble and Busselton.

San Salvador and Dylan Browne McMonagle winning the Download The Tote App Handicap at Ballinrobe in July. Pic: Healy Racing 

In a deeply competitive renewal of the Guinness Kerry National, San Salvador can give Joseph O’Brien a third win in the race since 2021.

The nine-year-old is a smart dual-purpose performer and, after a number of decent efforts on the Flat, he returned to chasing for the Galway Blazers’ Chase and was noted making steady late progress into fourth place behind Turnpike Trip.