The midweek meeting at Naas wasn't a bad one for my picks,in the 5.20 Dickiedooda was 5th. The 11/2 chance was 6th a furlong out and kept on at the same pace In the closing stages while at the head of the field Wren's Breath won beating More Beautiful by 3/4 of a length. At 5.50 Pennine Hills came 2nd. The 10/3 shot led from 2 out but was passed 1 1/2 from the finish,she had nothing more to give allowing Ladies Church to win by 2 1/4 Lengths.
It's another two meeting day on Thursday with 8 races at both Leopardstown and Limerick with 3 feature attractions,the first at Leopardstown is the 5.00 when 5 begin the Frank Conroy Silver Flash Stakes. Prettiest made all the running on debut at Naas at the end of May to win by 3/4 of a length. She followed that up with a very good 4th in the Albany at Royal Ascot and with more progress likely and stepping up to 7 furlongs here she looks like the one to beat. The main challenger is Juncture who showed promise when 2nd on debut at Naas in April and moved up a gear when an impressive 3 1/4 length winner on this course when last seen 49 days ago she will definitely improve and is dangerous. The other places will be fought out by the rest and of those Seisai tops the list,after finishing 3rd on debut here in June she moved onto Gowran Park where she didn't need to improve to pick up her first win and she could cause an upset in this race. The other main contest at Leopardstown Comes at 5.30 when 5 line-up for the Japan Racing Association Tyros Stakes. Point Lonsdale is looking for a hat-trick after a win on debut at The Curragh and a 1/2 a length victory in the Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot 33 days ago and he is very hard to look past here. Maritime Wings won on debut on this course 6 weeks ago he will definitely improve and is a threat. The other one in the field to look out for is Unconquerable who has run well recently following up two second place finishes with a win in a maiden at Naas at the beginning of this month. His yard is also in good form so he can't be overlooked here. The big race at Limerick starts at 6.10 when just 4 go to post for the Caherconlish Hurdle. The Getaway Star is a useful hurdler who after winning here in May was a very creditable 2nd at Kilbeggan 46 days ago and she should return to winning ways. The main threat is Ornua who was at his best when winning a chase at Tramore 18 days ago and he goes on the shortlist on his return to hurdles. Benbulben Boy won on his hurdles debut on this course when last seen at the end of May,he is the type to improve and can definitely challenge. The other one in the field is the outsider Tintean Fein who after pulling up 3 out on debut here back in December could only finish 14th on his season return at Cork 2 weeks ago,he goes up in trip but will need the others to have a bad day to even challenge.
Big race predictions: Leopardstown: 5.00: 3: Prettiest 5.30: 3:Point Lonsdale
Limerick: 3: The Getaway Star.
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