Listowel ground remains unchanged

Gordon Elliott is hoping El Cairos can bounce back to winning ways in the opening Gowran Park Hurdle at the Kilkenny venue this afternoon.

I'm from a town called Ballyare just outside Letterkenny in Donegal. I never rode a horse until I was 13 years of age. Just out of pure boredom during Covid-19, I walked up to my uncle's place where he had a few point-to-pointers and different things, and I got up on one and that was it. I've never looked back since then. Donegal is becoming a more popular area for jockeys. Even when you go back home now, you see younger kids going to riding schools, so it is definitely becoming more popular.

Following a further 7.5mm of rain and selective watering overnight into this morning, Gowran Park is now good to yielding, yielding in places.