The outlook for jump racing in Ireland on Saturday depends on Naas surviving a 7.30am morning inspection. We were told we were going to have snow on the ground this morning and we don’t so we’re raceable,” said Naas manager Eamonn McEvoy on Friday. No problems are anticipated for Sunday’s Grand National Trial programme at Punchestown where for once a lucrative feature event will take place without a single Willie Mullins runner. The grey is 5lbs wrong on ratings with former Cheltenham winner Shattered Love and has to concede 12lbs to her own stable companion Yukon Lil. Elimay and Yukon Lil ran behind another Mullins star, Colreevy, at Thurles last month where Yukon Lil jumped poorly and was pulled up by Danny Mullins.

Source: The Irish Times February 12, 2021 15:48 UTC