16:55 Cork

INDIE BELLE (NAP) (best price 2-1) was narrowly denied her second win in as many starts at Leopardstown last time out, but on the evidence of that display she still remains in excellent heart and she’s given another chance to gain compensation in the hands of crack amateur Jamie Codd.

Just outside the fringes of the action on two starts at Tramore either side of Christmas, Robert Widger’s mare returned to the fray after a 53-day break at Punchestown two runs ago and, having travelled well throughout, she ended up running out a convincing winner after her main danger at the time, The Dreams Alive, capsized two out. Well-backed for a repeat bid at the Dublin venue the following month, once again the daughter of Flemensfirth impressed how she breezed through the race and it was only the strong finish of the eventual winner that denied her another decent pot. That said, the front two pulled well clear in a reasonable time for the grade and with the overriding impression being she still has the feel of a well-handicapped horse off a mark of 93, the five-year-old chestnut deserves to be played accordingly.

19:45 Thursday

I wouldn’t rule out Turkey grabbing a goal here, they’re a side that have scored in their last eight competitive games and with a few defensive injuries in the home ranks they should fancy their chances of getting on the scoresheet. 

That being said, Portugal usually find a way to win. It usually occurs late on with a Cristiano Ronaldo strike. Instead of taking 1/3 about a home win you can get 3/1 on them to do so whilst conceding and that just looks too big a jump in price to ignore.