Gilgamboa drops in grade in Flyingbolt Enda Bolger is keeping his fingers crossed Gilgamboa can make the most of having his sights lowered in the Flyingbolt Novice Chase at Navan on Sunday. The JP McManus-owned seven-year-old made a fine start to his career over fences at Navan in early November and was a brilliant winner at Limerick over Christmas. He was no match for the crack front-runner Un De Sceaux in last month's Irish Arkle at Leopardstown, but was only narrowly denied the runner-up spot by Clarcam and has less on his plate in this weekend's Grade Two contest. Bolger said: "He came out of the Leopardstown race in good nick and we're looking forward to getting him out again on Sunday. "He obviously followed a freak the last day and it was a bit fast and furious for him, but hopefully he'll be more in his comfort zone this time around. "There is a bit of rain forecast, which is a key factor for him, and we'll see how he goes before we make any plans. All those sort of things (Cheltenham) will be discussed on Sunday or next week." Gilgamboa is opposed by four rivals and concedes weight to each, but is still clear on official ratings. Gigginstown House Stud are double-handed, with retained rider Bryan Cooper siding with the Mouse Morris-trained Real Steel over Henry de Bromhead's Leopardstown handicap winner Bishops Road, the mount of Davy Russell. Speaking in his Racing FX blog, Cooper said: "Gilgamboa will be hard to beat, but we'll give it a go. He would have been second to Vautour at Leopardstown the last day, but he fell at the last. I'd say he'll want a little further than this in the future." Morris also runs Dromnea, a winner of his last two starts at Limerick and Fairyhouse. Matthew Smith's Rawnaq completes the line-up.
