With Christmas festivities still in full swing racing returns with two meetings on Boxing day with 7 races at both Leopardstown and Limerick. The four day Christmas festival begins at Leopardstown and the day one highlight is at 2.15 when 6 run in the Racing Post Novice Chase. Felix Desjy has had a very good 2020 picking up 3 wins his last was his career best at Punchestown 42 days ago where he beat Sizing Pottsie by 1 3/4 lengths and he should make it 3 in a row here as long as he puts in a good jumping performance. Blackbow is the main challenger this useful chaser won on his fences debut on heavy ground at Navan 34 days ago his 4 1/4 length victory showed there is definitely more to come. The other threat is Darver Star who's last win was by an easy 12 lengths at Punchestown in mid October he returned there in November and was a very creditable 3rd to Felix Desjy so he definitely can't be ruled out.
The main event at Limerick comes at 2.35 when 5 start the Matchbook Betting Exchange Faugheen Novice Chase in a small field two standout. Asterion Forlonge is already a grade 1 winner this year coming home by 9 1/2 lengths in the Brave Inca at Leopardstown back in February he then travelled to Cheltenham where he was 4th in the Supreme Novices Hurdle,his first run over fences at Punchestown 6 weeks ago was a 6 length win and he definitely has more big performances to come. The other big horse in the race is Pencilfulloflead who has very quickly become one of the top novice chasers in Ireland after his win at Galway at the end of October he went to Punchestown in November and despite the heavy ground was an impressive 7 length winner,he drops down in trip here but he is still a big player and could pick up his third win in a row.
Big race predictions: Leopardstown 2.15:5 Felix Desjy Limerick 2.35: 4:Pencilfulloflead.
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