Meade has Respect for Yorkhill Noel Meade is under no illusions about the task facing Road To Respect in Sunday's Ryanair Gold Cup at Fairyhouse. The six-year-old won the Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate at the Cheltenham Festival but now locks horns with JLT hero Yorkhill. "He came out of Cheltenham very well and we've been happy with him since," said Meade. "We debated whether we should run in the (Irish) National with Yorkhill being in this, but we decided we'd stick to novices. "Yorkhill is a hell of horse and will be very hard to beat, but we'll give it a go." Road To Respect's owner, Ryanair supremo Michael O'Leary's Gigginstown House Stud, is also represented by the Gordon Elliott-trained Ball D'Arc and Henry de Bromhead's Attribution. De Bromhead also saddles Some Plan, while Tony Martin's Anibale Fly and Baily Cloud from Mouse Morris' yard complete the line-up.
