Irish pair expected to run well in Paddy Power There are two Irish challengers in Saturday's Paddy Power Gold Cup field, with the Charles Byrnes-trained Shanpallas joined by Tom Gibney's outsider Orpheus Valley at Cheltenham. Shanpallas has enjoyed a fine autumn, finishing third in the Kerry National at Listowel before taking gold in Limerick's Munster National. Byrnes said: "The better the ground, the better his chance, I'd say. "We've been happy with him since Limerick, but this is another big step up for him. "I wouldn't be worried about coming back in trip with him. "He'll probably get a break after this." Orpheus Valley won the Guinness Handicap Chase at the Punchestown Festival in April and was last seen finishing ninth in a handicap chase at Galway in August. Gibney said: "I would have liked to have got a prep run into him but he has gone well fresh in the past."
