IT'S ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR SEAN

A beaten favourite on his Irish debut at last year's Galway Festival, Sysko should prove tough to beat in the Ladbrokes Get Rewarded Maiden Hurdle on the first day of Punchestown’s two-day June meeting.

- BY PETER O'HEHIR

Winner of his only start on the flat in France (a two-miler) before joining Willie Mullins, this five-year-old was sent off 9/4 favourite for a competitive novice in Galway and, looking a bit raw, had to settle for fourth spot behind Feud and Mordor (has since reached a rating of 130), but was beaten less than 11 lengths.