At the Gallop and Press Launch last Thursday when Gordon Elliott was walking the track he was hoping  for more rain to get the ground softer. Meath Live spoke to him and asked for his thoughts on the Navan Festival which starts today.

 ”We’re looking forward to the Navan  Racing Festival, and  looking for a bit of rain.  It’s a great meeting and we’re supporting as strong as we can.” Asked you to give one tip for the punters he picked Uncle Pad in the bumper today, now around 5/4 Fav.

Racing starts at 11.52 , an eight card programme, with the feature race the Bar 1 Betting Fortia over 2m off at 14.43, Majborough heads the market at 5/4 Fav woth seven runners.