On Wednesday it was a mixed day for my selections at Gowran Park. In the 5.30 Flor De La Luna finished 8th,the 3/1 favourite was bumped as she left the stalls but was soon chasing the leaders in 4th. She lost a place just before the straight and soon weakened,the 6/1 chance Mighty Blue won by 7 1/2 lengths. At 6.00 Empress Josephine was 2nd,the 3/1 shot was 4th early moving up to 2nd under 2 furlongs out however she made no further impression when her rider lost their whip and she ended up 2 3/4 lengths behind the winner Too Soon To Panic.
Thursday's action sees 7 races at Tipperary where the main contest is the 5.25 when 17 begin the Tipperary Racecourse Handicap Chase. Jack Holiday was a course and distance winner back in October and picked up his career best victory on his season return at Tramore 18 days ago and he should complete his hat-trick here. Bolbec last won at Cork back in 2018 but was a good third in the same Tramore chase that Jack Holiday won and a repeat performance will put him in the mix. The other threat is Broder who's last victory was over this races distance at Ballinrobe in the middle of 2019,he is another who was beaten at Tramore 18 days ago finishing 4th but he definitely has more to offer and can show that here. The one who could surprise them all is Cluan Dara who won a handicap chase at Clonmel in March and wasn't disgraced when finishing 4th at Limerick 39 days ago, this race should suit him better so he can't be overlooked.
Big race prediction: 4: Jack Holiday.
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