Saturday turned out to be a terrible day for both my picks, at Navan Swelltime was 9th. The 11/4 shot tracked the leaders and was 4th two out. He weakened soon after while upfront Nibiru won beating Tullypole Annie by 3 1/2 lengths. It was worse in the big Group 3 at Gowran Park where Galleria Borghese finished 14th. The 7/2 favourite led early but sat 2nd at halfway. She dropped to 4th 2 out but had no extra weakening, Paris Peacock won the race by a neck.
Seven races at Listowel round off the weekend on Sunday with two highlights.
2.40: Kerry Group Irish EBF Mares Hurdle.
5: Nikini: A useful horse who made a successful hurdles debut at Kilbeggan 43 days ago. She was a comfortable 3 1/4 lengths in front there and going up in trip here shouldn’t faze her. Improvement is expected and she can take this step up in her stride giving her the vote.
4.40: Kerry Group Chase.
2: Kemboy: A top-class chaser who was last seen finishing 6th in a Grade 1 hurdle at Auteuil 120 days ago. He races back over fences here and shouldn’t need to run at his best to see off this field as he will be very hard to beat if anywhere near peak form.
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