Category: Ireland's Eye

IRELAND’S EYE on Thursday

Thursday 15 April IRELAND’S EYE Cheltenham stages its second of its 3 day fixture this evening and provides the only jumps action in England/Ireland today while is the second day of the Craven meeting at Newmarket. In addition Ripon on the turf and Kempton on the all weather later this evening provide the remaining flat action in Britain while Tipperary start a seven race flat card at four in Ireland. We will be taking on a ‘hot’ favourite in a competitive novice hurdle in the Cheltenham opener and later on the same card a course winner is taken to score over an extended three and a quarter miles for the first time in a hunter chase. Our nap was a late defection yesterday but we did not go empty handed as savers Playboy Luke (5/2-2/1) and Cadspeed (5/2-9/4) gave us a brace of winners at Gowran. From Dawn To Dusk (3-11/4) Gates Of Rome (6/4-11/8) were another couple of selections to fill the frame. The Philip Hobbs trained Captain Chris has been making a big name for himself since shaping well in a bumper at Kempton – taking a brace of hurdles on a sound surface in facile style in the last 5 weeks at the same venue. This expensive purchase looks a horse of some potential but the six yesr old may be opposable on his first try on a more testing track today as he lines up in the Class 2 novice hurdle at 2-10 over 2m 1f. The one that can overturn the ‘jolly’ is the three time ex French flat winner Salden Licht from the Alan King yard who opened his hurdle career with two good wins on softer ground at Plumpton and Kempton before running well in defeat in taking third in a decent Grade 2 hurdle on a return to Kempton where he had Frascati Park (ran well in taking runner up in competitive Punchestown last week) just in front where the pair were well beaten by a promising Paul Nicholls hurdler.

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IRELAND’S EYE on Tuesday

Tuesday 13 April IRELAND’S EYE Exeter provides the jumping action today while the flat action is at Yarmouth and Pontefract. In Ireland Limerick stages a twilight flat meeting with all of the top yards saddling plenty off runners. Our focus will mainly be on the National Hunt action however and a former point winner can provide the answer to a competitive handicap hurdle while at Limerick a Pat Flynn trained runner can spring a mild surprise in the closing maiden. Narrow winner Robin De Sherwood (13/2-11/2) ‘saved our bacon’ yesterday in the closing hunter chase at Sedgefield but was something of a frustrating day otherwise.? Saver Floreana (7/2) looked set for victory in an earlier hunter chase from our nap Dix Villez (3-5/2) but she declined the last and to add insult to injury the latter was outstayed by one of the ‘rags’ close home. The Phillip Hobbs team are in full flow at present and it could be rewarding to row in with their representative Penylan Star in the 2m 7 1/2f novice hurdle at Exeter today at 2-40.

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IRELAND’S EYE on Monday

Monday 12 April IRELAND’S EYE It must be the start of Summer today as Windsor opens their season while there is also an interesting flat card at Folkestone today. We will be operating at Sedgefield this afternoon however where there is an interesting amateur riders jump meeting with Nina Carberry picking up a couple of mounts in the opening races. An older gelding can ensure we get off the day in good fashion by landing a hunter chase earlier on the card at decent odds while a previous Cheltenham scorer should oblige at a shorter price in another hunter event later in the card.

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IRELAND’S EYE on Sunday

Sunday 11 April IRELAND’S EYE Heartiest congratulations to the champ Tony McCoy this morning after landing the greatest chase on earth with Don’t Push It yesterday and on was great to see what it meant to the multi timed champion rider in addition to J P McManus and Johnjo O’Neill. On a busy Sunday there is a flat/National Hunt double in Ireland at Headquarters (Curragh) and Limerick respectively while Southwell, Kelso and Market Rasen provide the jumps action in the UK. We will be concentrating on Limerick and Kelso however and at the former venue Edward O’Grady can be on the mark in a competitive hc chase while a decent and recent point to point scorer can land the bumper

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IRELAND’S EYE on Friday

Friday 9 April IRELAND’S EYE BETDAQ are sponsoring the majority of the Kempton jumps card today while it is Day 2 of the Grand National meeting at Aintree. The Irish challenge was ‘thin on the ground’ yesterday but they look to have a few good opportunities to taste success today and we will be siding with a long priced Northern challenger in a handicap hurdle – 30.0 on the DAQ this morning. The ‘Shark’ O’Hanlon looks to have bright prospects of gaining a Grade 1 hurdle with a progressive type. ?Tomorrow we will be giving our choices for the ‘greatest race on earth’ and we will be delving into the best value on the DAQ where a couple of challengers at more generous odds ‘catch the eye’ and the imagination. Aintree proved something of a ‘graveyard’ for punters yesterday and we were no exception though we did manage to get our lay of the day Gold Cup hero Imperial Commander (6/4) well beaten in the featured chase

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IRELAND’S EYE on Thursday

Thursday 8 April IRELAND'S EYE Aintree kicks off today with an excellent card that include half a dozen Graded contests and one Listed event while Taunton may be just a ‘bit player’ but nevertheless they do have some fine fare on offer for jumping enthusiasts away from the ‘madding crowd’. The Tizzard yard can spring a minor surprise in the Grade 2 novice chase at Liverpool whilst we will be opposing the warm favourite in the hunter chase at Taunton. Though there a few disappointments yesterday we did however keep up our winner a day sequence when Day Of Destiny (12-10/1) easily took the opener at Fairyhouse for trainer Pat Colville

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IRELAND’S EYE on Saturday

Saturday 10 April IRELAND'S EYE Though there is a jumps card at Chepstow today and all weather flat action at Lingfield and Wolverhampton later this evening all roads firmly lead to Aintree where the maximum 40 runners face the starter for this years fascinating running of the Aintree Grand National. As always we will be seeking out the best value on the DAQ in the worlds greatest race but we also will be sticking with some ‘tried and (sometimes) trusted’ friends in the supporting races on the card. Venetia Williams boasts a fine record at the National meeting and though she may not repeat her success in the big one this time she could have reasons to cheer with victory for a low weighted and long priced runner in a handicap chase earlier on the card while a former point to pointer can get back to winning ways in a Grade 1 novice chase with ground to suit for the Nicholls/Walsh combination

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IRELAND’S EYE on Wednesday

Wednesday 7 April IRELAND’S EYE As we look forward to the three day Aintree Grand National the Meath track at Fairyhouse winds up its four day Irish National fixture and it provides the only jumps action in these Isles. Meanwhile there is plenty of flat action on the grass at Nottingham and Catterick while Lingfield and Kempton later in the evening provides the all weather action. Our attention is focused on Fairyhouse today where a previous course winner is taken to cope with the step up in distance in a staying hc chase while the Willie Mullins/Ruby Walsh combination can hit the target in a maiden hurdle earlier on the card. Our excellent run of form continued yesterday when Magnanimity (12s morn-10/1) easily landed the novice hurdle at Fairyhouse with saver Whatdouthink (5/2-9/4) back in third. The ex Irish Rusty Red (4-3/1) found one too good in a handicap chase at Wetherby while other selections Summer Seeds (5s morn-3/1), Afistfullofdollars (4/1) and Aughnacurraveel (10/1) all filled the frame at Fairyhouse. The Willie Mullins trained Sicilian Hill is a lightly raced 7yo who made a winning debut in a bumper at Leopardstown on soft on his belated debut over a year ago and the son of Flemensfirth can score at the second time of asking over hurdles in the 2m maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse at 2-45.

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IRELAND’s EYE on Tuesday

Tuesday 6 April IRELAND’S EYE Its Day 3 of the Fairyhouse four day extravaganza with another feast of jumping action while Wetherby provides the National Hunt action in England. In addition there are flat meetings at Ffos Las while Southwell caters for the all weather racing fans

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