WINTERS WARMED BY BILL FORM

Michael Winters is confident For Bill will run her usual game race under top weight in the ladbrokes.com Munster National at Limerick on Sunday.

The eight-year-old has won nine of her 15 starts under Rules, emerging triumphant at Grade Three level over both hurdles and fences.

She returned from a five-month break to finish second to Finger Onthe Pulse at Listowel last month and Winters does not expect the step up to three miles to be a problem.

"We're delighted to have a runner in such a nice race at this stage of the year and I think the weather has come right for her," said Winters.

"It might not be her favourite track as she might be slightly better going left-handed, but she looks in great form and I'd say we'll get a great run from her.

"We were delighted with her last run in Listowel. She made a mistake at the second fence and Paul (Carberry) did a great job of looking after her after that.

"We were delighted with the way she came home and she has been very sound since.

"She hasn't run over three miles before under Rules, but she has won a point-to-point and you would think it will suit.

"I hope she can run very well but the main thing is she comes home in one piece."

Eric McNamara's Faltering Fullback returned from well over a year on the sidelines with a fine second over hurdles at Listowel recently, giving the trainer confidence ahead of Sunday's valuable prize.

"He has given us plenty of problems in the past, but he seems to be over all of them and he's in particularly good form at the moment," said McNamara.

"He ran very well at Listowel and seems to have come out of it well.

"That was his first run in a long time and you'd like to think he'll improve on that.

"He's a decent horse who will like the trip and love the ground, so we're giving him a good each-way chance."

Other major contenders include the Charles Byrnes-trained Kerry National runner-up Bideford Legend, Grade One-winning hurdler Muirhead and Uncle Junior from the Willie Mullins yard.

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