Saturday was a poor day for predictions with both my selections finishing down the field. At Ballinrobe Sheer Liss was 6th the 7/2 shot had to watch the 2/1 joint favourite Darren's Hope romp home by 11 lengths while at Leopardstown Ontario was 5th the 6/4 favourite lost ground inside the final furlong and Poetic Flare came home the 3/1 winner.
There are two meetings on Sunday at Naas and Cork to round off the weekend. All eyes will be on Naas at 3.05 when 16 start the Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Race Final. Snapraetera has had two wins from six runs this year his last one was at Roscommon in mid August and he arrives here having been a very good third in the Beresford Stakes at The Curragh 22 days ago a race that was won by High Definition a horse who is the very early favourite for next years Epsom Derby. Belle Image looks like a threat she won at The Curragh in late September in the race that got her to this final she went into the lead 100 yards from home finishing 2 1/4 lengths in front and if she reproduces that form here she will definitely challenge. There are three that could also challenge,Vafortino comes here having finished a very good third at Tipparary 15 days ago so he could push on while Ecliptical was a winner at Bellewstown in his last run 53 days ago he stayed on well there and could do the same here. The other one is the outsider Supershock who's last race was a week ago at The Curragh where she finished 2nd but she will need a special run to win this one.
The days other feature is at Cork at 4.27 when a field of 6 contest the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase. Coko Beach is the best horse in this race he is making his chase debut after finishing 9th in his final hurdles race at the Cheltenham Festival back in March and if his jumping pases this test he will be hard to beat. Foxy Jacks will look to improve on his fences debut 7 days ago where he got no further than the third before he unseated his rider but if he avoids any mistakes he should be right up there here while Daybreak Boy will look to recapture the form that saw him finish 2nd at Leopardstown back in December last year his last couple of runs have been disappointing and he will need a big performance here.
Big race predictions: Naas 3.05: 2: Snapraetera Cork 4.27: 1: Coko Beach.
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