Tuesday saw results at both ends of the scale for my selections. At Gowran Park Mk Drama was 3rd, the 4/1 favourite was 8th at halfway but made headway to sit 5th just under a furlong out. He stayed on well to move into 3rd close to home with the 20/1 chance Celtic Crown winning by a head. At Ballinrobe Mon Storm was a non runner leaving the 11/2 shot Optical Confusion to win by 6 lengths.
There is an 8 race card at Gowran Park on Wednesday with two feature contests,the first is the 5.30 when 9 start the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Vintage Tipple Stakes. Flor De La Luna was a good winner at The Curragh in October and made a promising return finishing 2nd to Moll at Cork 32 days ago. There is definitely better to come from this filly and she gets the nod here over stablemate Barrington Court who signed off with 2 wins at the back end of last year both at Naas,she could give even more this year starting with her hat-trick win here. The main threat to these two is Princess Zoe who made it 5 wins in a row when taking the Prix Du Cadran at Longchamp in October, she made a disappointing season return finishing 9th at Cork at the beginning of April but she should bounce back and can't be overlooked. The other big race on the card comes at 6.00 when 8 line-up for the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Victor McAlmont Memorial Stakes. Empress Josephine impressed when making a winning debut at Naas at the end of March and despite finishing 10th in a 1000 Guineas trial at Leopardstown two weeks later she has lots of potential and going up in trip here gives her an excellent chance. Amma Grace is a useful filly who didn't need to be at her best to win at Leopardstown when last seen in October, she definitely has more to come and could pick up her second win in a row here. The other one to look at is Tartlette who has already picked up two wins at Dundalk this year and was 5th in the Park Express Stakes at Naas 38 days ago,she was unsuited by the drop in trip there and definitely needs considering.
Big race predictions: 5.30: 4: Flor De La Luna 6.00: 7: Empress Josephine.
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