The week ended with my selection Blackstone Cliff coming 2nd. The 10/3 shot was 5th at halfway and went into the lead 1 1/2 furlongs out. He lost top spot inside the final furlong losing to the 15/8 favourite Tartlette by 3 1/4 lengths.
Saturday sees 8 races at Fairyhouse and despite the addition of two contests from the postponed Red Mills card at Gowran Park the standout race is the 2.52 when 5 start the Bobbyjo Chase. Acapella Bourgeois won this race by a commanding 15 lengths last year and showed hints of his best when fifth in a handicap at Gowran Park 30 days and he gets the nod here ahead of his stablemate Burrows Saint who's two starts this season have been over hurdles a second at Clonmel followed by a sixth at Gowran Park at the end of January,he returns to chasing here in preparation for his Grand National bid so a stronger showing is expected. The only other one with a good chance is Anibale Fly a very smart chaser who was second in the Cheltenham Gold Cup and fifth in the Grand National in 2019 and makes his comeback after 11 months off ahead of another run at Aintree so he shouldn't be discounted.
Big race prediction: 1: Acapella Bourgeois.
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