Mullins aims for a View from top with Glencairn

TONY MULLINS hopes Glencairn View can make the most of his light weight in the Toals.com Bookmakers Leinster National at Gowran Park today. With the chase track at Naas deemed unfit for racing ahead of the track’s fixture tomorrow, the prestigious handicap was swiftly moved to today’s card in County Kilkenny and a fiercely competitive field of 16 runners has been declared. Glencairn View, who was last seen scoring at Punchestown in January, has crept in at the very bottom with just 10st 1lb on his back and with the trainer’s son Danny Mullins in the plate, the locally-based handler is hopeful his charge will give a good account of himself. Mullins said: ‘The ground certainly won’t be an issue and the switch to Gowran doesn’t bother us. Going left-handed or righthanded makes no difference to him. ‘He jumps and stays and having a light weight on his back is a big help. ‘It’s a once in a lifetime chance for a horse like him to be running in a ¤100,000 race like this. He’ll have to improve on what he did in Punchestown to win [today]. We think he will.’ The weights are headed by 2015 Irish Grand National hero Thunder And Roses, one of two runners for Mouse Morris along with Rogue Angel. That pair are part of a four-strong team for Gigginstown House Stud along with Gordon Elliott’s Sutton Manor and the Noel Meade-trained Wounded Warrior.