Friday saw a mixed bag of results for my 4 picks. At Gowran Park Getaway Gorgeous was 5th,the 11/2 shot chased the clear leaders early and was 5th 3 out. She made no impression from the next keeping on at one pace while upfront Western Victory won by an easy 10 lengths. In the 5.33 Hi Stranger was 2nd,the 3/1 shot was 8th 4 out but made headway entering the straight. She mounted a brief challenge a furlong out but made no impression in the final furlong allowing Quiet Escape to win by 3 1/2 lengths. At Dundalk Geocentric won,the 11/8 favourite led just before the straight and asserted her authority in the closing stages staying on well to win by 2 3/4 lengths. The only poor run was in the 6.45 when Absolute Ruler finished 10th. The 15/8 favourite was in midfield early making some headway but he was never dangerous with Snaffles winning by 3/4 of a length
Yet another busy weekend begins on Saturday with 7 races at Killarney and 8 at Gowran Park, the main event at Killarney is the opener on the card at 1.25 when 13 begin the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden. Fiach Mchugh improved when finishing 2nd at Listowel 11 days ago,he sets the standard and the longer trip here will suit making him tough to beat. Sun King was a promising 3rd on debut at Galway last month,he comes from the yard of Aiden O’Brien and has a Group 1 entry at Doncaster later this month so a bold run is expected in this one. The other two on the shortlist both make their debuts,Show Of Stars is a half-sister to Eagle One and it will be no surprise if she challenges while Caroline Herschel can boast Stela Star as a half-sister and this interesting newcomer should go well. Over at Gowran Park the feature comes at 3.20 when 6 start the Pwc Champion Chase. Royal Rendezvous showed he is a high-class chaser when winning the Galway Plate 66 days ago and he can definitely make his mark at this higher level. The obvious danger is Put The Kettle On who's two runs this year saw her win the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham before finishing 4th in the Celebration Chase at Sandown in April. She goes significantly up in trip here on her return but can still challenge. The other threat is Easy Game who won this race last year and after finishing 2nd in the Galway Plate went on to win at Listowel when last seen 2 weeks ago. On form he has a decent chance and should give another good account of himself here.
Big race predictions: Killarney: 5: Fiach Mchugh Gowran Park: 5: Royal Rendezvous.
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