UK Horse Racing Tips: Tramore

The obvious starting point is ESCORT'NAMIX after her encouraging start for Gordon Elliott at Killarney last week. She finished third in a more competitive event than this over a furlong further, and a place behind her was Wednesday's easy Downpatrick winner Etincelle Lioterie. The selection, a point-to-point winner in 2018, had a couple of good runs for Warren Greatrex including when fourth in a strong bumper at Plumpton. Moll Dote has a good 7lb claimer aboard and she has plenty of placed runs in the book in handicap company, mostly on easy ground. Her penultimate run when second in maiden company at Roscommon would give her a chance here. Thimbleweed was quite useful on the Flat for Ralph Beckett (dual winner and rated 88 at her peak) but needs to show a lot more than on her hurdling debut in March.
Prediction : 1st Escortnamix 2nd Moll Dote 3rd Thimbleweed

PREMIUM PACKAGE won his only point-point and was second on his hurdles bow last month at Roscommon behind the very useful Sneaky Getaway. He can improve for the experience and confirm form with the third home Ran Rite. Goodbye Someday has plenty of solid form in the book, and caught the eye of the stewards when keeping on for third at Tipperary. He is sure to be primed to run well for local connections. Bal De Rio ran well on the Flat at the Curragh last month and has prospects on the pick of his hurdles runs, while Wings Of Destiny didn't improve after a promising bumper debut and first-time cheekpieces are fitted for his first attempt over flights.
Prediction : 1st Premium Package 2nd Bal De Rio 3rd Wings Of Destiny

'Shark' Hanlon has had a good run with his string since jump racing resumed and NASEE might improve from a mid-division finish in his first handicap hurdle at Tipperary. He won on the Flat at Yarmouth last year for Ed Vaughan when wearing cheekpieces, and that headgear is now reapplied which looks a positive move. Thatbeatsbanagher is now 24lbs lower over hurdles than his chase mark after a good win over fences at Killarney, but he's yet to be placed in nine starts over the smaller obstacles. Hopefully will have to show a lot more than on her handicap bow at Kilbeggan, while Casamari Abbey ran well in a couple of bumpers starting out his career and there may be a bit more to come over hurdles after a respectable comeback effort at Killarney.
Prediction : 1st Nasee 2nd Thatbeatsbanagher 3rd Hopefully

ELEGANT DAN had Just Call Me back in fourth when second to subsequent winner Lord Lariat at Tipperary last month. That was on the back of a lay-off since last October and he can go one better for a trainer who does well at this venue. It's interesting to see Davy Russell booked for Pak Army, who's a dual winner at Dundalk and has run well in a couple of Flat handicaps on turf recently. He's unexposed over hurdles. Fu's Island and Rathnaleen Tou both won at this track last year and might improve on recent efforts, while Ballinrobe bumper winner China Princess was well-fancied when finishing mid-division on her handicap bow at Bellewstown and she can improve on that.
Prediction : 1st Elegant Dan 2nd Pak Army 3rd Fus Island

Little to choose between Cornerkova and IMPERIAL CHOICE on their running at Kilbeggan, but the latter might be able to reverse placings. Charles Byrnes' mare has been a beaten favourtite three times since running second over course and distance last August, but came from well back last time and might do better if ridden a little closer to the pace. Cornerkova was having her first start in handicaps when second to Moonball in that Kilbeggan event and is an obvious danger. Elegant Lass made all for an easy win at 50/1 at Bellewstown and, if she has now turned the corner, a 10lbs rise may not be insurmountable, while Mademoiselle Penny ran well over hurdles at Tipperary and is a five-time winner on the level. Capture The Action was consistent through the winter including when touched off here in January and returns from a lay-off on quicker ground.
Prediction : 1st Imperial Choice 2nd Cornerkova 3rd Elegant Lass

It looks a good opportunity for the Grade 2-winning hurdler DOMMAGE POUR TOI to get off the mark over fences at the sixth attempt. He's had a couple of mishaps, but his second at Navan in December and his recent reappearance third to Polished Steel at Tipperary were solid efforts in the context of this race. Line Out (jumped right) was well behind the selection last time and should do a lot better going back right-handed (fair third at Thurles in January). Stacks Mountain unseated early on his recent chasing debut, but was no back number over hurdles and is a useful second string for Henry de Bromhead, while Lartigue Hurdle winner Razoul seems to have reached his limit over flights and is an interesting recruit to fences, albeit he's certainly not bred for this discipline.
Prediction : 1st Dommage Pour Toi 2nd Stacks Mountain 3rd Razoul

SHES FLAT TOTHEMAT was second here over course and distance last August in between winning over fences at Tipperary and over hurdles at Wexford. She's come back from a nine month lay-off in good heart to judge from her third place finish at Kilbeggan and can collect here. My Oakclahome landed a hunters' chase at Downpatrick last year and should improve from his recent fourth at Tipperary which was his first start for a year. Tiantu was a fair fifth at Killarney on his first start of 2020 and won here last year, as did Myrons who has only had two tries in handicaps and might be capable of a bit more. Just by virtue of his trainer's good record at this course, Buck A Trend shouldn't be discounted and went close over hurdles here a couple of years ago.
Prediction : 1st Shes Flat Tothemat 2nd My Oakclahome 3rd Tiantu