SAM Turner TOP TIPS
1.20: ZANAHIYR has looked the best juvenile either side of the Irish Sea since switching to hurdles and he has the perfect platform to vindicate that opinion. He boasts the perfect blend of speed and stamina on the evidence to date while Quilixios is improving at a rate of knots so may prove the chief danger. SELECTION: ZANAHIYR DANGER: QUILIXIOS OS
1.55: A trIO of unexposed novices es in the shape of Ganapathi, third time Lucki and You raised Me Up will l have their supporters, while Champagne Gold is also feared given the week his connections have enjoyed. However, EDWARDSTONE is hardly exposed over hurdles himself as this will be just his eighth start and it is also one of the first opportunities for him to tackle his favoured sound surface.
SELECTION: EDWARDSTONE DANGER: CHAMPAGNE GOLD
2.30: HUrdLING experience has been a valuable asset in this race in past renewals and FAKIERA can call on the knowledge • accrued from seven previous starts over obstacles here. He had an eye-catching race at the dublin racing Festival when staying on late in the Grade One won by Gaillard du Mesnil. threeunderthrufive lacks Graded form but is a likeable stayer with some class. SELECTION: FAKIERA DANGER:
THREEUNDERTHRUFIVE
3.40: SIx of the last 11 winners finished in the first five the year before, so it makes sense to concentrate on last year’s renewal and respect winner It Came to Pass, runner-up BILLAWAY and Staker Wallace (third). Given Billaway cosily beat Staker Wallace at Naas last time, he narrowly gains the nod. SELECTION: BILLAWAY DANGER: STAKER WALLACE
4.15: tHIS may be a new race, but it appears to have a familiar look with Willie Mullins holding all the aces courtesy of ELIMAY and Colreevy. the former is narrowly preferred as she is a little less ground dependent than her stablemate SELECTION: ELIMAY DANGER: REALLY SUPER
4.50: GALOPIN DES CHAMPS caught the eye at the dublin racing Festival with a fine effort in the Grade One event won by stablemate Appreciate It. that form and his style of racing suggested that a step up in trip could see him nicely handicapped. the last three winners of this race have all carried top weight, so Floueur is an interesting contender. SELECTION: GALOPIN DES CHAMPS DANGER: FLOUEUR