Plenty of market movers at Fairyhouse Gordon Elliott and Willie Mullins both bid to land the Boylesports Irish Grand National for the first time this afternoon but their challenge is being threatened in a very open market by Mall Dini, one of three horses disputing favouritism in the half a million euro feature. The Elliott-trained Monbeg Notorious and Mullins’ Pairofbrowneyes are generally available around the 8/1 mark along with the Pat Kelly-trained Mall Dini. The Mullins-trained Bellshill, who made a successful return to action here last time in the Bobbyjo Chase, is quite weak in the market and has drifted out to 12/1. The Closutton maestro has a couple of short-priced favourites elsewhere on the card, with Getabird a strong fancy in the Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Novice Hurdle and Un De Sceaux in another Grade 2 event - the Devenish Chase. Getabird bids to bounce back from a disappointing effort at Cheltenham and is a best-priced 10/11, while Un De Sceaux is also a shade of odds-on. Elliott has a number of well-backed runners on the afternoon, notably Diamond Cauchois (8/1 into 7/2) in the Keelings Irish Strawberry Hurdle while Out Sam is popular at 9/2 against stablemate Poormans Hill (4/1 favourite) in the Fred Kenny Lifetime Service To Racing Handicap Chase. Getaway John is another Elliott representative to attract support and is vying for favouritism with Brace Yourself in the Cawley Furniture-sponsored bumper at around 100/30. Local trainer Eddie Cawley was on the mark yesterday with Nobody Home, and Golden Jewel (8/1 into 7/2) is fancied for the same connections in the opening Farmhouse Foods Novice Handicap Hurdle.
