Identity Thief on track for Navan recovery mission

Identity Thief could try to get his Cheltenham Festival challenge back on track in Sunday's Flyingbolt Novice Chase at Navan.Henry de Bromhead's charge looked set to be among the leading lights in the novice chase division when winning on his fencing debut at Punchestown in October, before making a successful step up to Grade Two level the following month.However, Identity Thief's season has since been derailed after he pulled up in a Grade One at Leopardstown at Christmas, before unseating his rider in the Irish Arkle.He is one of three entries for Gigginstown House Stud, along with Noel Meade's Road To Respect and the Gordon Elliott-trained Ball D'Arc, although the latter is also entered at Gowran Park on Saturday.Baily Cloud, Ballyoisin, Blackmail and Tully East make up the rest of the seven-strong entry.Road To Respect is also entered in the three-mile Ten Up Novices' Chase together with Stone Hard for Gigginstown.Tony Martin's Anibale Fly will be among the leading hopes in a possible field of nine, with Acapella Bourgeois, Bellow Mome, Edwulf, Haymount, Jetstream Jet and Velocity Boy also in the mix.The Grade Two Ladbrokes Ireland Boyne Hurdle has also drawn a fine list of 13 possibles, including Elliott's Sutton Place, although he is another with an alternative option at Gowran.De Plotting Shed, Dedigout, Taglietelle and Tombstone are also in contention for Elliott, with title rival Willie Mullins able to pick from Renneti and Thomas Hobson.Monksland could run for Noel Meade, while Hidden Cyclone, Milsean and Minella Foru could take their chances along with the Jessica Harrington-trained pair of Supasundae and Ttebbob, another in at Gowran.