The midweek meeting saw my pick Neo Soul finish 2nd,the 2/1 shot travelled well to dispute the lead at halfway. He led narrowly 2 out but was passed under a furlong from the finish. He rallied to challenge again in the closing stages but was just held off by Tosen Wish who won by a neck.
7 races take place at Thurles on Thursday and the highlight comes at 3.30 when 6 begin the He'llbremebered Hurdle. Stratum is a good dual purpose horse who's last win was the Queen Alexandra Stakes at Royal Ascot in June. He has struggled a bit since then but retuning to hurdles here makes him the one to beat. The main challenger is Commander Of Fleet who upped his form when winning here back in March drawing clear to win by 1 3/4 lengths. Despite being off since then he is a major player on his reappearance and these two set the clear standard. The one who completes the shortlist is Doctor Duffy,this useful chaser was 8th when last seen at Punchestown back in March. However that run can largely be forgotten and he should give a good account of himself on this his return. The other one I like is Holymacapony he got back on track finishing 3rd in a hurdle at Galway 45 days ago after 7 months off and he should go well.
Big race prediction: 6: Stratum.
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