Poker for Fairyhouse Ferdy Murphy is targeting raids on the Irish and Scottish Grand Nationals next week. The West Witton trainer intends sending Poker De Sivola to Fairyhouse for the Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National on Easter Monday. The six-year-old was a respectable seventh to Character Building in the Kim Muir Challenge Cup at Cheltenham on his latest start. Nine De Sivola, who also ran a fine race at the Festival to finish third in the four-mile National Hunt Chase, is on course for the Ayr marathon the following Saturday. He is likely to be joined by his stablemate Hot Weld. The pair finished first and second in the 2007 renewal of the race. "Poker De Sivola will go to Ireland next Monday for the Irish National, he's very well and ran a good race in the Kim Muir. Hot Weld and Nine De Sivola will go to Ayr," said Murphy.
