Andy Holding is back with two tips for today's action, including a NAP at Ballinrobe.
18:10 Ballinrobe
BOOYEA (NAP) (best price 11/4) proved that he is progressing at a rapid rate of knots with his excellent effort in a premier handicap at The Curragh last time and with tonight’s assignment seen as a far cry from the sort of opposition he faced 24 days ago, Thomas Gibney’s gelding is strongly fancied to regain the winning thread.
Following on from his breakthrough Gowran success a month ago, the son of Galileo Gold was pitched in against some smart three-year-olds with upwardly mobile profiles at the Kildare venue, but the huge jump up in class didn’t deter him one iota. Staying on strongly all the way to the line, he was coming back at the winner who headed him a furlong from home and with the likes of previous winners Nations Call, Save Your Love, Tea Olive and Semblance Of Order all well beaten off in behind, he took his form to another level.
Racing on a difference surface this evening, it will be interesting to see how well he copes, but from a family that often imparts an influence for soft ground, hope is high he proves equal to the task.
18:50 Windsor
MY MARGIE (best price 25/1) left behind a rather inauspicious start to her racing career with a performance filled with promise at Kempton last time out and providing connections have their sights on breaking her maiden tag instead of preparing her for handicaps, Richard Hughes’ filly is likely to go much better than her morning odds suggest.
Understandably sent off 100/1 for her latest assignment after failing to beat a single horse home on her debut, the daughter of Dandy Man only had one behind her at the Sunbury venue turning for home, but from that point onwards she finished her race off to really good effect, so much so, she was right on the coat tails of the main players as she hit the line with some purpose.
On the evidence of that taking display, she clearly has a decent amount of ability and if she can translate that level of form back over to turf, there is no reason why she couldn’t hold her own against this similarly standard of opposition.
