Irish Daily Star

THUNDER WILL GO LIKE LIGHTNING AT NOTTINGHAM

- ■■Mick HENNESSY

ONE NIGHT THUNDER (2.45) bumped into a potential Group-race performer on his most recent run, but the Bet At racingtv.com Novice Stakes at Nottingham tomorrow looks a perfect opportunit­y for compensati­on.

A narrow winner of a weak Kempton event on his racecourse debut in March, he appeared to have made significan­t subsequent strides for Richard Hannon when coming home third at Goodwood next time out.

He looked very inexperien­ced on his initial start but Hannon felt he merited a chance in better company, stepping up to a mile on easy ground at the beginning of May.

However, he was unfortunat­e to clash with Royal Ascot hopeful Cicero’s Gift there, proving no match for the winner as he stayed on from a slow start to finish a six-and-a-half-length third.

Enough

The second, Kolsai, was thought good enough to run in the Diomed subsequent­ly, so that looks a pretty smart performanc­e and while he has to find a bit on the ratings with Lord Of Biscay, One Night Thunder makes more appeal with race fitness on his side and a progressiv­e looking profile.

Meanwhile, POINT LYNAS (3.45) thrives on a fast surface and after a cracking run at York he might take some catching in the racingtv.com Handicap.

SELECTIONS FAKENHAM: 2.30 Mystic Man, 3.00 Pollypocke­tt, 3.30 Go Fox, 4.00 Smart Deal, 4.30 Name In Lights, 5.00 Sisterandb­rother, 5.30 For

Gina.

KILBEGGAN: 1.50 Rocket Spirit, 2.20 Young Darleen, 2.50 What Path, 3.20 Tuff Days, 3.50 Princess Sophia, 4.20 Summer Tide, 4.50 Broken Ice, 5.20 Kalanisi Flash. LISTOWEL: 1.35 Blue Poppy, 2.05 Sibyl Charm, 2.37 Anann, 3.07 Zileo, 3.37 Autoline, 4.07 Swiss Army Officer, 4.37 Hurricane Helen, 5.07 Mon Coeur.

NOTTINGHAM: 2.15 Jasour, 2.45 ONE NIGHT THUNDER (NAP), 3.15 Eponina, 3.45 Point Lynas, 4.15 Rubellite, 4.45 Angels Landing, 5.15 Han Solo Berger.

DOUBLE: One Night Thunder and Point Lynas.

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SUPERB: Cicero’s Gift ridden beating One Night Thunder

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