Hi all,
It’s been a challenging month but given the service has just had four successive profitable months not totally surprising.
It’s Day two of Killarney’s May meeting. The highlights of a eight race card being the Grade 3 BoyleSports An Riocht Chase (7:00) and the Tote Killarney National Handicap Chase (7:30). I have selections from there and one from Leicester for you today.
Killarney
If there’s a more picturesque track in Britain & Ireland than Killarney then I have yet to see it. What a fantastic backdrop to what’s normally some cracking action. There are three competitive races on the Killarney card.
7:30 – Tote Killarney National Handicap Chase
Enda Bolger is 12 from 38 with his chasers at Killarney, including the winner of this race three times, in the past five years. He’s got two here in Shady Operator & Champagne Platinum. The first named won this race 12 months ago off 3lb lower. If the rain stays away, he must have a good chance of back-to-back win in the race. Champagne Platinum has been running respectably in staying handicap chasers and wasn’t disgraced when a 9 ¼ length 8th of 27 in the Irish Grand National two starts back. Shane Fitzgerald takes off a handy 5lb and his chance would be enhanced if the rain arrives.
Inform trainer John Ryan saddled the winner in 2018 and he’s got a contender in Waitnsee. The mare was a disappointing 4/1 joint favourite in last year’s race before going onto to finish a ¾ length 2nd of 13 in the Midland National at Kilbeggan in July. She bounced back to her Kilbeggan form when a 13-length 3rd of 15 at the Punchestown Festival. She was badly hampered three out that day and did well to get into the places.
Recite A Prayer put in a personal best over the larger obstacles when 1 ½ length 2nd of 14 to Donkey Years at Punchestown last time. But for a bad mistake at the last he may well have gone to win that day. Wa Wa ran better than his 30-length 5th of 14 in the same race suggests. Twice a winner in the autumn here and at Naas he’s only has seven starts over fences and the application of the first time cheekpieces look interesting addition.
Fox Watch and Presenting Point are both seeking hat tricks and must be respected albeit they are up in class here.
6:30 – Metersandmasks returned from a winter break with a much-improved performance to win a Cork 9-days ago. A 10lb rise in the weights shouldn’t stop the 6-year-old if in the same form as last time.
Leicester
7:50 – Treacherous likely needed his Kempton seasonal return and ran an ok sort of race to finish a 6 ¾ length 5th of 10 at Windsor two weeks ago. He didn’t get the clearest of runs inside the final furlong that day but seems to be building towards a win again. Yard form remains a concern but he’s worth another chance here.
Betting Advice:
Killarney
6:30 – 1pt win – Metersandmasks – 11/4 @ Paddy Power & BetfairSportsbook
7:30 – 1pt win – Recite A Prayer – 11/2 @ Coral & Ladbrokes and 1pt win – Wa Wa – 14/1 @ Bet365
Leicester
7:50 – 1pt win – Treacherous – 8/1 @ Ladbrokes
Cheers
John