Saturday was another mixed day for my picks. At Navan Capitulation was 9th,the 13/2 chance was chasing the leaders in the early stages but she made no impression from just over a furlong out weakening inside the final furlong with the 5/2 favourite Daisy Peers winning by 3 lengths. At Limerick Eagle Moon was 2nd,the 3/1 joint favourite was prominent early and sat 3rd 3 out,he had a narrow lead 2 out but lost it before the last. He had nothing further to offer in the final 100 yards allowing the 6/1 shot Grange Walk to win by 3 1/2 lengths.
We round off the weekend with 8 races at both Fairyhouse and Sligo,the main event at Fairyhouse is the 3.20 when 14 begin the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Brownstown Stakes. Pearls Galore is a smart filly who was a respectable third to Real Appeal in the group 3 Ballycours Stakes at Leopardstown when last seen 31 days ago and she should be up there again here. Soul Search was a very good 4th in the same race and that form is likely to continue with her yard having a good spell making her the main threat. Valeria Messalina is a useful filly who won this race 12 months ago however she was a bit below form when 7th in the Duke Of Cambridge Stakes at Royal Ascot 25 days ago. Her form before that makes her competitive and she completes the shortlist. In a big field the other one to look at is Galtee Mist she had picked up 2 wins from 5 runs this year her latest came at Gowran Park in June,she failed to make it a hat-trick when finishing 13th at The Curragh 15 days ago but despite that she will bounce back and can't be overlooked. Over at Sligo the big race comes at 3.40 when 13 start the Sligo Park Hotel Opportunity Handicap Hurdle. Turkestan has yet to get off the mark but he was a very good second at Kilbeggan 35 days ago and he should go one better here. Bridge Native picked up 4 wins from 10 runs last season but was a below form 4th when last seen at Bellewstown just 8 days ago however he is still the main challenger. The other threat is Lusis Naturea who won his last hurdles race at Navan in mid June he followed that up with a creditable 4th in a handicap at Bellewstown 9 days ago. He switches back to hurdles here and should go well.
Big race predictions: Fairyhouse: 4: Pearls Galore Sligo: 13: Turkestan.
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