Friday was yet another mixed day for my picks. At Clonmel The Cathal Don was 3rd,the 11/2 chance disputed the lead early and was 3rd at halfway. He had no extra from 2 out leaving the 10/3 shot Arvico Bleu to win by 1/2 a length. At Fairyhouse Fastnet Crown finished 9th,the 8/1 chance was always towards the rear sitting 15th at halfway. He made no further impression in the final furlong keeping on at one pace with another 8/1 chance Dream Today winning by a head.
On Saturday there are 8 races at both Limerick and Downpatrick. The main contest at Limerick is the 1.50 when 15 start the Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden. Cyclamen makes her debut here,she is a sister to Simannka and half-sister to top-class runner Sinndar. With Aiden O'Brien her trainer she should get off the mark. Bright Blue is another one on debut,a half-sister to winner Tha'ir this interesting newcomer can definitely challenge. Of the one's with experience Karakoul is a threat he was 7th on debut at Naas 35 days ago,his stable is having a good spell and with improvement likely he can definitely be up there. The other one to look at is Arges who showed continued improvement when finishing 3rd at Listowel just a week ago,he ran on late that day and another performance as good could see him spring a surprise. Over at Downpatrick the feature race comes at 4.25 when 10 line-up for the Laffy Handicap Chase. Eimear was a respectable 7th on her season return at Kilbeggan just 6 days ago so she has to be taken seriously here. Ask Cory picked up his career best win on this course and over this races distance 3 weeks ago so he is sure to go well again and is the main threat. Oscar Thyne managed 2 wins from 5 runs last season and he was a creditable 5th in a handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe 18 days ago,he makes his handicap chase debut here and should progress further. The one with an outside chance is Urbanist who was 9th in a handicap hurdle on this course when last seen 36 days ago,he switches from hurdles to chasing here and can definitely challenge.
Big race predictions: Limerick: 6: Cyclamen Downpatrick: 9: Eimear.
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