UK Horse Racing Tips: Fairyhouse

Of the quintet, only Ontario has race experience and he showed some speed when racing in the front rank until the final furlong in a good maiden won by Lucky Vega at Naas. He finished mid-division in the end and a couple of winners, including Chesham Stakes scorer Battleground, have come out of the race. Like Ontario, the two newcomers by Siyouni both hold entries in the Group 1 National Stakes and a chance is taken with REVE DE VOL. Her dam won a Listed race in Germany for Dermot Weld and Ger Lyons will be keen to do well for Moyglare Stud Farm. The dam of Grid, the other by Siyouni, was a Listed winner in France while Sword Zorro is a half-brother to 12f Group 3 winner Ventura Storm.
Prediction : 1st Reve De Vol 2nd Ontario 3rd Grid

There's not much between those with handicap marks, and PROSE gets a hesitant vote having faded to fifth in the final furlong over 10f at Leopardstown having kicked on early in the straight. Her stamina might be open to question over this extra quarter mile, but she might have made her move a bit soon and her full-sister Flowering Peach won over 1m3f last season. Zofar Zogood is rated a pound higher than the selection and ran well when third to Slaney East over 10f here on her reappearance, with Rosa Albertine a place behind her. Oh So True holds Afterglow on their running behind Snow at the Curragh, and this half-sister to 12f Group 1 winner Shareta may appreciate this step-up in trip having kept on in fourth behind Aunt Bee on her second outing again over 10f at the Curragh.
Prediction : 1st Prose 2nd Zofar Zogood 3rd Oh So True

DRUID'S ALTAR had Phoenix Cowboy and Mona's Star behind when keeping on for third in a course and distance maiden last month. He can improve for that debut and confirm the form. Aidan O'Brien trained the winner of that contest, Memorabilis, and his inmate Silver Fox could be a danger. He lacks a recent outing, but ran well on his only start at two behind subsequent Group 3 winner Degraves and his full-brother Kingfisher was a Listed winner over middle distances. Ciel D'Afrique can improve off his debut fourth behind Numen over 10f at Leopardstown, while Zanahiyr has already proven his stamina by virtue of his second over 1m5f at Navan.
Prediction : 1st Druids Altar 2nd Silver Fox 3rd Phoenix Cowboy

SILVERTOWN was well-backed on his handicap debut at Tipperary and duly obliged with a cosy success. Neither a 9lbs hike in the ratings (partly offset by his rider's claim) nor an extra furlong should prevent him from following up. Connections would presumably like to see an ease in the ground having taken out the Make Believe gelding a couple of times when the ground was described as good. Charlie Bassett ran respectably in probably the best maiden of the season behind Irish Derby runner-up Tiger Moth at Leopardstown. He finished in front of Wednesday's runaway winner Red Kelly on that occasion, and is respected on his own handicap bow. Comfort Line had little chance against the well-treated Protagonist the last twice but may find it hard again at level weights with the selection, while The Truant ran respectably behind the progressive Moll at Leopardstown.
Prediction : 1st Silvertown 2nd Charlie Bassett 3rd Comfort Line

50/1 Leopardstown winner LIEUTENANT SILVER may confirm form with the fourth home that day Landing Zone and can follow up off a 4lb higher mark. The Acclamation gelding had shown ability as a juvenile for Karl Burke and after a few moderate runs last year for Padraig Roche he apparently did well over the winter and his win wasn't a surprise to connections based on his work on the gallops. Alexei Vronsky was all out to land a gamble at Roscommon and has gone up 7lbs for that win, but the runner-up was just touched off again next time and the third has won since so it's solid form. Overheer has been hit hard in the ratings for a runner-up finish also at Roscommon, while it'll be interesting to see if Happaugue can transfer his progressive Polytrack form to turf.
Prediction : 1st Lieutenant Silver 2nd Alexei Vronsky 3rd Overheer

THROWAWAY LINE was a creditable fourth to subsequent winner Wilderness at Gowran, and her effort can be marked up as well. Held up on a day that favoured prominent racers, she also raced on the far side in the home straight when the stands' side was the place to be. Her full-sister Debatable was a three-time winner over this distance with an ease in the ground. Three-time winner Cache Queen showed up well on her comeback run at Leopardstown last month and should be involved in the finish, while the well-bred Indignation and Self Assessed are two handicap first-timers to note.
Prediction : 1st Throwaway Line 2nd Cache Queen 3rd Indignation

Not much resting on his laurels for Speak In Colours, as last Sunday's Greenlands Stakes winner appears for the fourth successive weekend. He's an admirably tough performer at Pattern level but, even though he has plenty of high-class form over 7f, he might be vulnerable away from the Curragh where he excels over the straight 6f course. SMASH WILLIAMS has a 5lbs pull at the weights for a beating of a length and a half by Speak In Colours last time, and that might enable him to turn the tables over this extra furlong. Jim Bolger's durable gelding won a Listed race over this trip at Leopardstown in 2018. Things didn't work out for Surrounding at Meydan over the winter, but she's another tough and talented sort who won at this level over course and distance last summer, while Soul Search may fare best of the three-year-olds after a confidence-boosting win at Naas.
Prediction : 1st Smash Williams 2nd Speak In Colours 3rd Surrounding

The last foal out of Tommy Stack's 1998 Irish 1,000 Guineas heroine Tarascon, DRUMQUINA ran well in a big field handicap at the Curragh last year after winning a maiden at Naas. Not so good on her final two starts of 2019, she has enough ability to win off a mark of 64. Lincoln has come down a lot in the ratings since his heyday with Mick Channon and ran his best race for some time when third to Jungle Jane at Tipperary, with the winner that day touched off next time in the Rockingham Handicap at the Curragh. Topweight Arnhem has run creditably in three maidens and his trainer does well with sprinters, while six-time winner Rattling Jewel might be coming back into a bit of form after a pleasing run in a competitive handicap behind Mokhalad at Naas.
Prediction : 1st Drumquina 2nd Lincoln 3rd Arnhem