The fences brought about the defeat of Quinze, yesterday's big race gamble at Tralee, but the punters would probably have even more confidence in Ansar, today's big race choice if the Guinness Gold Cup featured a set of hurdles.

He jumped well to win the Guinness Hurdle at Galway but going back on his flat race career he has some good runs in top handicaps, including a short head defeat by Bangalore in last year's Chester Cup.

Six runners for a £30,000 premier nursery is a lamentable situation but Arkaga ran so well against Bella Chica at the Curragh on Saturday that he has frightened potential runners away.

He beat all the home-trained candidates then and earned £13,000 for his fourth placing. Now if he stays this easy mile he should be too strong at the weight for Eddie Lynam's Brooklyn.

Aidan O'Brien runs the unraced Life Match in the O'Mahony Packaging Maiden, but Turtle Dancer has racecourse experience to offer a proper challenge.

Paddy Mullins runs Lord Edwards Army in the Smirnoff Maiden Hurdle with Barry Geraghty up. He won two bumpers this summer at Kilbeggan and Bellewstown.

An attack of toothache has ruled the Hightori out of the Grosser Preis von Baden in Germany on Sunday.

The four-year-old had been made Coral Eurobet's 7 to 4 market leader following his third to Galileo in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot last time.