Andy Holding is back with tips from todays Horse Racing action
15:35 Gowran
The richest race ever staged at the Co Kenny venue, and it’s attracted a stellar field that include several really promising types, KINESIOLOGY (best price 8-1) seen as one of the standout contenders with the best form coming into the contest.
Promising as a two-year-old, his runner-up to the smart Chief Little Rock last August now looking even better than it did at the time, Jessica Harrington’s inmate left the impression he could be a stakes contender further down the line with a victory over two progressive types at Cork recently.
Despite looking in a spot of bother three out, the Study Of Man colt dug deep to get the better of the useful Psalm in the closing stages and with the third home, Ozark Daze, also providing extra substance to the form, he looks booked to be one of the leading players in this valuable prize granted just normal improvement.
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15:50 Listowel
THE WALLPARK (best price 20-1) arrives here under a bit of cloud following a modest display at Punchestown last time out, but it might well have been 2m4f on soft ground wasn’t to his liking and now returning to the scene of his career high performance last September, a chance is taken of Gordon Elliott’s gelding can recapture his best form.
Looking at his body language at the Kildare venue, he never appeared happy at any stage (carried tail awkwardly) and whether that lethargy was down to rustiness after a long break or a combination of other factors already outlined, it was a performance nowhere near the level he had displayed on his four previous starts.
His effort when beating the useful pair, Broomfield Bijou, and Bialystok over today’s C&D last September, for instance, is form good enough for him to be competitive on his return to the Kerry venue, it’s just a question of whether his handler has worked the oracle with him since Punchestown.
19:15 Windsor
SILVER GUNN (best price 4-1) made a more than satisfactory start to his campaign when fourth over tonight’s C&D a month ago and with that all-important run under his belt, Marco Botti’s grey can add to his useful win-to-run ratio.
Returning to action 144 days after disappointing on the all-weather at Chelmsford, the six-year-old was understandably a little fresher than ideal and he ended up paying for that early exuberance at the business end when he looked one of the likelier winners two out.
Nevertheless, despite the defeat, the speed figure he posted wasn’t too far off his best and with the likelihood he will be allowed to tuck in behind probable pace setter Aerospace, he can be delivered with his customary late swoop in his bid to gain C&D win number three.
