Thurles 4.50
SEAN - Placespotter - Thurles 4.50 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 7 furlongs - 16 run - Soft
A competitive race and one in which the Tracker horse Owl Creek Bridge is definitely best watched as it's been out of form for a long while, however, SEAN SAYS who is also in the Tracker is a Course winner, back Hurdling but off a very nice mark and one who I thin can nick an enhanced place.
Another back hurdling and with an interesting Jockey booking is Lizrona, Lizlucky has a chance too IF it gets this trip, Cher Why Not is one I rarely get right but the revised handicap mark 12lbs above the last win mark really does look to be an insurmountable burden here, Shantou Lucky is another back over Hurdles for Gavin Cromwell who has enough question marks to make me baulk at the relatively short price. I've similar price and value concerns about Dr Val, Ballyglass Beauty and Tangental despite impressive form recently off increased marks.
I am especially keen on KILLINURE LASS it has an excellent chance here on its penultimate run and with jockey-ship being a key factor here in finding the best ground the jockey booking makes it jump off the page a little, I also think there is some quite well hidden form and a better than initially obvious chance that WHIP WHITTAKER could outrun its Odds here , its back in the sort of company it should be in after being thrown in to a tough race last time and there are glimmers of form to suggest it could run a big race today.
TIPS (1) Killinure Lass / (2) Whip Whittaker / (3) Sean Says
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