Thursday was definitely a day to forget for my picks,Pretty Gorgeous finished 8th. The 6/4 favourite was in midfield but dropped towards the rear 3 out. She made no impression from 2 out not getting a clear run inside the final furlong. The 5/2 chance Pearls Galore won by 1 3/4 lengths. It was even worse in the 6.30 with Frenetic coming 10th. The 7/2 shot was disputing the lead until she was passed just before halfway. She had no extra in the final furlong while upfront it was an exciting finish with Master Matt beating White Lavender by a neck.
It's a busy day on Friday with meetings at The Curragh and Down Royal and 3 standout races. At The Curragh there are a trio of Group three's and the best of those is the 5.15 when 14 line-up for the Snow Fairy Fillies Stakes. Champers Elysees is the class act here a course winner who needs to bounce back after being a badly hampered last in the Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket 49 days ago. A drop down in grade will help and she should win if at her best. Shale is a useful filly who looked back on form when 6th to Thundering Nights in the Pretty Polly Stakes on this course 61 days ago,she is also a winner here a race in which she beat Pretty Gorgeous and a return to that kind of performance will see her challenge. I Siyou Baby is looking to complete a four-timer after a career best victory at Leopardstown 15 days ago and despite this being a step up she definitely can't be overlooked. The other big Curragh contest comes at 6.45 when a massive field of 30 begin the Paddy Power Irish Cambridgeshire. Music To My Ears is a course and distance winner who despite finishing 8th in a handicap at Lingfield 15 days ago deserves respect at a track where she has run well before. Toshizou went on many people's shortlists when he was a very good 4th in a handicap over this course and distance 19 days ago,he definitely has more to offer and it will be a surprise if he's not involved at the finish. In a big field the other to be respected is Carrytheone a promising horse who picked up his career best win here when last seen 11 months ago. Despite being off since he is capable of better and should do well for the trainer/Jockey combination who won the Ebor last weekend. There are also 7 races at Down Royal where the highlight is the 6.00 when 7 start the Tommy Donnelly Bookmaker Hurdle. Go Another One won this race last year and arrives after a very easy 10 length win at Cork 25 days ago,he should make a bold defence of his crown here and dominate again. Thosedayasaregone is a useful hurdler who caught the eye on his reappearance in July but he found the Galway Hurdle too much last time un-seating his rider 3 out. He should do a lot better here bouncing back. The other one to look at is Macgiloney a course and distance winner who was at his best when victorious at the Galway festival last month. Despite being pulled up over fences since he should do better back hurdling.
Big race predictions: The Curragh: 5.15: 1: Champers Elysees 6.45: 27: Music To My Ears.
Down Royal: 6.00: 1: Go Another One.
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