Thursday saw another poor result with my pick Monty's Way finishing 11th,the 4/1 favourite was slowly into his stride and was 11th at halfway. He made some headway approaching the straight and he disputed 9th briefly but soon made no impression with the 11/1 chance Rebellito winning by 1 1/4 lengths.
There are two meetings on Friday with 8 races at both Listowel and Dundalk, the main event on day 5 at Listowel comes at 2.10 when 20 line-up for the Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle. Bua Boy was a very good second when last seen at Galway 56 days ago and that performance means he should give another good account of himself here. Wouldn't You Agree has 2 wins from 5 runs this season his last was his career best at Killarney at the end of last month,he had several of this field behind him that day and he should go well again. The other on the shortlist is Belfast Banter who won the County Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival before going on to win the Grade one Top Novices Hurdle at Aintree in April. His run in the Galway hurdle last time can be excused as his saddle slipped after a bad mistake 3 out and he still has a very good chance. Over at Dundalk the feature contest is the 6.45 when 10 begin the Group 3 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Diamond Stakes. Dubai Warrior finished 5th to Walton Street in a Group 2 at Meydan back in March,that race was on Turf but he returns to the All-weather here which is a plus and he has an excellent chance if bouncing back. Ides Of August picked up his career best win in a handicap over this course and distance 40 days ago,his yard is going well making him the main challenger. River Eden is a promising horse who easily won a maiden over this course on debut 74 days ago,she goes significantly up in trip here but is open to progress so she can't be ignored. The other to look at is Khartoum a smart colt who was a good 8th to Real Appeal in the Boomerang Stakes at Leopardstown 2 weeks ago,he is suited by a strong pace so definitely can't be discounted.
Big race predictions: Listowel: 16: Bua Boy Dundalk: 1: Dubai Warrior.
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