Desiie Hughes wants rain at Navan for his Troytown Chase runners

Trainer Dessie Hughes is concerned conditions at Navan will not be testing enough for last year's winner Tofino Bay and Raz De Maree in Sunday's Ladbrokes Troytown Handicap Chase.

Trainer Jim Dreaper is hopeful of a bold show from Goonyella, who won at the Punchestown Festival in the spring and was a good second on his seasonal return at Galway last month. Dreaper said: "He just a bit tired on his first run back at Galway, but he should come on for that. It is the bit after three miles that you'll see the best of him, but Navan is a tough track and he'll have his chance. "Long term, he could be a Welsh, English or Irish National horse. "Unfortunately I didn't put the saddle on properly in the Irish National (last season) and it slipped. It was my fault but he came back to win well after that at Punchestown. "He is not a top horse, but he is an honest stayer. It is early days for him and he seems to handle most types of ground. He really tries and regardless of their ability, when you have one that tries, you have a chance." Champion trainer Willie Mullins is represented by Sweet My Lord and Rockyaboya. Of Sweet My Lord, he said: "He disappointed in the Kerry National but a few of mine were not quite right around that time of Listowel, and maybe the ground was just too soft. "The forecast is not too bad so the ground should be okay at Navan."