The first race of the afternoon is the 3m1f Cross Country Chase and the horse we like for this is the Enda Bolger trained Shady Operator.
In the colours of JP McManus the nine year old looks extremely likeable getting weight off the other runners near the top of the market.
Having been up and down during the last few years, his stand out piece of form came two runs ago when landing a three mile Cross Country Chase around Punchestown.
Having recently had another blow out when only beating one home in a 17 runner handicap hurdle, two places behind Tiger Roll, it will have been used as a prep run for this event and if wanting to go close at the festival, he will have to be in the frame in this.