A busy Friday saw most of the big races at Down Royal go the way of the favourites. In the opener Farouk D'alene came home by 8 lengths beating Pat's Pick. Queens Brook lost by a head the 6/5 favourite was passed by Skyace while the other favourite to loose was Abacadabras who was beaten by the 3/1 shot Aspire Tower. The 3.00 saw the most impressive horse of the day Envoi Allen storm to his ninth straight victory he beat January Jets by 6 lengths while the final race of the day was won by Chemical Energy the 10/11 favourite finished 8 lengths in front. The other big race of the day was at Dundalk where A Step Too Far finished 13th failing to win her seventh in a row the 7/1 shot was up with the leaders until 2 furlongs out when she began to weaken and she watched the 9/2 joint favourite Arcanears win by a neck.
The weekend kicks off with a 7 race card at Down Royal I may have found it difficult to pick one big race on Friday but on Saturday it's easy with one standout race on day 2 of the Ladbrokes Festival of Racing it comes at 2.25 when 9 start the Ladbrokes Champion Chase. Chris's Dream last won at Gowran Park back in February and then travelled to the Cheltenham Gold Cup where he finished 10th he has though won 4 times over this races 3 mile distance and could easily do so again. Delta Work was 4th in this race 12 months ago since then he has won twice at Leopardstown including a 1 1/2 length victory in the Irish Gold Cup and if he jumps that well again here he will definitely challenge. Presenting Percy is the other main runner his last win was way back in January last year where he came home by 1 1/4 lengths and he was travelling well when he fell two out in the Cheltenham Gold Cup that was his last run for trainer Patrick Kelly and now he has moved to Gordon Elliott's yard he's worth considering. One outsider to look at is The Storyteller who has one three times already this year his last at Punchestown 17 days ago where he was a comfortable 7 1/2 length winner but he will need a strong performance to challenge here.
Big race prediction: 3: Chris's Dream.
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