Following a 9/2 and 4/1 winner yesterday, Steve Ryder is back with three tips for today's action.
15;00 Curragh
This looks a competitive renewal of the Group 3 Renaissance Stakes but preference goes to the top rated OCEAN QUEST (best priced at 6/4) with her sex allowance. The Jessie Harrington trained three-year-old has been running consistently well so far this season including a six length victory over the reopposing Aesop’s Fables on heavy ground on her reappearance at Navan. She finished a 2 ¼ length 4th in the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot behind Shaquille before winning easily last time.
Ocean Quest is deserving of a rating of 108 following her 3¾ length victory in the Group 3 Ballyogan Stakes at Naas a month ago and she should prove hard to beat if reproducing that form.
16:35 Hamilton
The Iain Jardine trained THE GAY BLADE (best priced at 7/1) ran well to finish 2nd over this course and distance earlier this month and he should hold strong claims off the same mark in this race. The four-year-old gelding won over this course and distance off a mark of 51 last season in September and got back to winning ways at Musselburgh in a classified stakes race when rated 50 in August.
The Gay Blade ran well to finish a two length 2nd at Hamilton last time off this mark of 53 and he should run well with four places available.
16:45 Curragh
The Willie Mullins trained MAZE RUNNER (best priced at 11/2) has uninspiring form figures of 0780 on his previous flat starts but he now looks well handicapped off a mark of 89 in this race. The eight-year-old won over 2 miles here in June 2022 off a mark of 81 by 5 ½ lengths before finishing 2nd by 1½ lengths behind stablemate Echoes In Rain at Galway over this trip of 2m1f on his next start off a mark of 89.
Maze Runner has disappointed on his starts so far this year but now looks well handicapped back off a mark of 89 and he should run well with four places on offer.
