Hi all,
Irish raider Shamad saved the day on Sunday. A shade frustrated that I didn’t put up Coolagh Forest up as a selection but hopefully some of you had a saver on the 3-year-old.
The Listowel Festival got underway yesterday and I have three selections from the Irish venue.
Listowel
3:55 – Perfect Tapatino has a likeable profile with a career record of 5 wins from 17 runs 10 placed. If you dig further and look at his record over 1m 4f, on ground from good to yielding to soft, his form figures are 1121921. Last time out the top-weight put up a near career best when winning at Gowran Park, 26-days ago. The handicapper has only raised him 2lb for that success and I don’t think the 5-year-old’s progress has finished yet.
Perfect Tapatino – 9/2 @ Paddy Power or 4/1 Gen
4:25 – Aidan O’Brien saddles the favourite in Emperor Of The Sun. The recent Galway winner makes his nursery debut here. H gets the first time cheekpieces and looks the one to beat even off top weight. Joseph O’Brien saddles likely second favourite Franklin Street. The colt is also making his nursery debut. He improved for the step up to a mile when runner-up to Yulong Voice at Bellewstown 12-days ago. That one re-opposes again and there shouldn’t be much between the pair again. Both Franklin Street and Yulong Voice looks capable of winning races but on the occasion, I just prefer the former who might enjoy the easier ground more.
Franklin Street – 4/1 – Gen
4:55 – Eagles Rock sole career win came here on an easy ground over 7f back in June. The filly hasn’t been disgraced on a sounder surface on three subsequent starts. Last time out she was finishing best of all when 4th of 12 at Galway 40-days ago. Today’s softer ground will suit her, and she looks to have solid each-way claims.
Eagles Rock – 7/1 – Gen
Cheers
John