Friday saw my pick Freescape finish 5th. The 7/2 shot was at the rear early but he made some progress from 2 out. He ran on well inside the final furlong but couldn't get close to the winner. The race was won by Dalvey who beat Grandmaster Flash by 1/2 a length.
The weekend begins with 8 races at Navan on Saturday where the highlight is the 3.30 when 7 line-up for the listed Future Champions Flat Race. The standout runner is American Mike who was an easy 7 length winner on debut at Down Royal 49 days ago. That performance saw him go to the top of the betting for the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham and he shouldn’t have any trouble following up here. Stablemate Harmonya Maker looked promising when 2nd to The Model Kingdom in a listed race over this course and distance on debut last month. She stayed on well and is open to progress making her the main challenger. The pick of the rest is Battling Bessie who after winning at Cork in May was 3rd in the same race as Harmonya Maker on this course 27 days ago. That was her first run for a new trainer and she can’t be discounted here.
Big race prediction: 1: American Mike.
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