Slight trip doubts as Tornado Flyer bids to make it a hat-trick over fences

1.20 Naas
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Chase | 5yo+ | 2m | Live on RTV

Tornado Flyer sets the standard in this race as he bids to make it three from three over fences in a race won 12 months ago by Articulum, who went on to finish third in the Racing Post Arkle Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

The Willie Mullins-trained seven-year-old must concede 4lb to his rivals at the track where he scored over two miles three furlongs on his chasing debut in November before landing the Grade 3 Klairon Davis Novice Chase at Navan last month.

A top performer in bumpers two seasons ago when third at the Cheltenham Festival before achieving Grade 1 success at Punchestown, Paul Townend's mount had a limited and mixed campaign over hurdles last season.

Mullins, who has sent out two of the last four winners of this event, is also represented by Cash Back, who made a successful debut over fences when scoring by seven lengths at Navan in November.

The champion trainer said: "Tornado Flyer is dropping down in distance which probably won't be ideal and he also has a penalty to contend with, but Naas should help bring his stamina into play and he's going there in good form.

"Cash Back likes to get on with things, and if he has improved since his Navan win they might find it hard to get past him."

Dunvegan: has been in good form since his Punchestown winCredit: Patrick McCann

Dunvegan, who was left clear to win by 18 lengths over this trip at Punchestown last month, and Zero Ten, returning from a long absence, have both won their only starts over fences.

Pat Fahy, trainer of Dunvegan, said: "He hadn't a lot done before he won at Punchestown and he's been in good form since. We've had no problems with him, so hopefully he'll go well."

Emmet Mullins, trainer of Zero Ten, said: "He had a bit of a mishap after his Galway win in July and we had to give him a break. It's great to have him back. He's well and we're hoping for a good run which will let us kick on with him for the rest of the season."

The Philip Dempsey-trained Ten Ten came good at the third attempt over fences when scoring over 2m4f at Navan last month despite pecking badly at the final fence.

Aged nine, and with 11 career wins, Bay Hill is the oldest and most successful in the six-runner line-up. A six-time winner on the Flat and a four-time winner over hurdles, the Padraig Roche-trained gelding has raced only once over fences, when scoring over this trip at Wexford in June.

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