UK Horse Racing Tips: Sligo

Fozzy Stack has made a bright start to the season and may get another winner on the board with KATIE BAIRDIE. The well bred daughter of No Nay Never travelled well on the front end for a long way before finishing third over 7f at Cork and may be suited by dropping back in trip. She handled heavy ground well on that seasonal reappearance. Oh So Bright hasn't been beaten far in two recent all-weather outings. Having shown a tendency to race freely, the fitting of a hood may help on turf debut. Andy Oliver has a good record at this venue and Marble Angel, who showed promise at Dundalk in December, looks the pick of his two runners.
Prediction : 1st Katie Bairdie 2nd Oh So Bright 3rd Marble Angel

GOLDRUSH KID met with a setback after finishing fifth in a Curragh maiden this time last year. Patrick Magee's charge reappeared in the autumn and again shaped well when runner-up on soft ground at Navan. Underfoot conditions will be similar here. Spanish Cara was third to a subsequent Group 1 winner on her only start at two and came back from a year off to finish second on stable debut at Dundalk. She looks a big threat with that run under her belt. Thrifty Of Digby was a creditable fifth in a back-end Curragh maiden on soft ground and Colin Keane is an interesting booking for Her Ladyship who ran well in a strong maiden at Cork last summer.
Prediction : 1st Goldrush Kid 2nd Spanish Cara 3rd Her Ladyship

REDSHORE CITY made the breakthrough on his third start for Natalia Lupini when getting up close home to land a 27-runner handicap at the Curragh. He's 5lb higher but soft ground will be no problem and he was narrowly beaten over C&D last summer. Conversant had a couple of unplaced runs under his belt when winning this last year and comes here on the back of a similar preparation. This soft-ground specialist should be competitive. Gegenpressing is on a long losing run but his mark has fallen accordingly and one of his three victories came over C&D. He had plenty of rivals behind when three lengths off the selection at the Curragh.
Prediction : 1st Redshore City 2nd Conversant 3rd Gegenpressing

GRANN'S BOY is fit from hurdling and looks capable of defying top weight. The Zoffany gelding began to improve on testing ground in the autumn and beat Special Protector over 1m4f at Galway on his latest start in this sphere. A 5lb hike looks reasonable and he's open to more improvement this term. Glyde Ranger won over C&D last summer and was placed a couple of times at Dundalk over the winter. Back from a break, he'll enjoy the cut in the ground. Enquire Within, a winner at Navan last term, has run well at this track before and will be better for her first start of the year at Dundalk.
Prediction : 1st Granns Boy 2nd Glyde Ranger 3rd Enquire Within

The lightly-raced GOD KNOWS ran a cracker when reappearing over seven furlongs on testing ground at the Curragh last month and should be better suited by this distance. The Dick Brabazon-trained mare went close in a Curragh maiden last summer before opening her account also over ten furlongs in a Down Royal handicap. You Owe Me Money won twice at Gowran last year with cut in the ground and was well backed when making a promising reappearance over this trip at Cork recently finishing third behind Nostringsattached. Pachmena beat Narlita in decisive fashion over 1m4f at the Curragh last autumn, while Camelot Alexander impressed when switched to a handicap at Gowran last month.
Prediction : 1st God Knows 2nd You Owe Me Money 3rd Camelot Alexander

NOT JUST ANY EAGLE gained his only previous win on handicap debut over this trip at Cork in 2022 and has gone close on a number of occasions since. The selection was runner-up twice on soft ground last year and also ran well on the polytrack at Dundalk over the winter. Saffronandblue won with a bit in hand when beating Angel On Fire by over two lengths on very testing ground at Leopardstown last month but Martin Brassil's charge has more on his plate off a 10lb higher mark. Darkened and Anjah were only separated by a neck at Dundalk in March, while Daonethatgotaway has been placed both on the all-weather and heavy ground this spring and can't be discounted if staying this longer trip.
Prediction : 1st Not Just Any Eagle 2nd Saffronandblue 3rd Darkened

SYLKIE showed promise when keeping on into third on her handicap debut over seven furlongs in the mud at Naas in March. The Starspangledbanner filly has good prospects of staying this trip on the dam side being out of a ten-furlong winning daughter of Australia. Moutarde showed much improved form when making most and rallying very gamely close home to take a 19-runner mile handicap at Naas on Monday and should make a bold bid for a quick follow up, while Solar Drive also comes here off the back of a recent win having scored over 1m4f at Cork. Nika Pika has shown promise this year and now tries this trip for the first time.
Prediction : 1st Sylkie 2nd Moutarde 3rd Solar Drive