The big race at Sligo on Wednesday saw my pick So I Told You finish 3rd. The 10/3 joint favourite was 4th at halfway moving up to 3rd entering the straight. She sat 2nd when hampered 150 yards from the finish and with no extra pace the 5/1 shot Miss Myers went on to win by 1 1/4 lengths.
It's a busy day on Thursday with 7 races at Sligo and 8 at Leopardstown, the main event at Sligo comes at 5.00 when 7 begin the Foley's Bar & Off Licence Rated Novice Hurdle. Ferdia looked a useful horse after wins at Ballinrobe and Tramore but he struggled when moving up to listed company at Galway 8 days ago finishing 6th,however he should be taken seriously here. The Little Yank has had a decent 2021 his best performance being a victory at Ballinrobe in July,he was a very creditable 3rd at Galway a week ago and should give another good account of himself. Hidden Land picked up a win on her hurdles debut at Downpatrick 23 days ago comfortably coming home by 7 lengths, she definitely has more to offer and can show that here. The other one in the mix is Voice Of Hope he achieved his career best win in a novice hurdle at Kilbeggan 27 days ago, despite this being a more demanding race he can't be discounted. At Leopardstown the big race is the 5.20 when 10 start the group 3 Grant Thornton Ballyroan Stakes. Tarnawa is a high class horse who ended last year with 3 wins on the bounce two group one's at Longchamp and the Breeder's Cup Turf at Keeneland where she beat Magical by a length,she has bigger races ahead but should be too good here. Benaud won on this course at the back end of 2020 and was a good 4th in the Queens Vase at Royal Ascot 50 days ago,he is open to progress and will challenge for the minor places along with Silence Please who finished 7th to Thundering Nights in the group one Pretty Polly Stakes at The Curragh 39 days ago. She should do better here back at a lower level.
Big race predictions: Sligo: 2: Ferdia Leopardstown: 5: Tarnawa.
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