ADVISED SATURDAY MORNING 20th JULY

Racecourse & Time

Curragh – 15:25

Advised Stake & Bet Type

1/2 Point Each Way

Name of Horse to Back

Chessman

Current Odds: 

 9/1 Ladbrokes 5 places else 8/1 generally look for bookies paying 5 places, use BOG bookies

Compare odds at http://www.oddschecker.com/horse-racing

Selection Reasoning:

Chessman caught the eye finishing strongly from well off the pace behind Speak in Colours at listed level three weeks ago. Oisin Orr retains the ride dropping in grade to handicap level. He does have 9-9 to carry but is a classy horse failing be just a neck and a head to win listed races this season over trips of 5.5 and 7 furlongs. This 20 runner sprint handicap should suit him really well as the faster they go up front the better for Chessman who will be ridden to come over the top. Richard O’Brien is a very smart trainer having picked up a thing or two under the tutelage of David O’Meara.

Racecourse & Time

Curragh – 15:25

Advised Stake & Bet Type

1/2 Point Each Way

Name of Horse to Back

Smash Williams

Current Odds: 

 10/1 generally, look for bookies paying 5 places, use BOG bookies

Compare odds at http://www.oddschecker.com/horse-racing

Selection Reasoning:

Smash Williams is top rated in this premier handicap off a rating of 104.  However, this is plenty of encouraging past form to suggest he can strike for trainer Jim Bolger. Firstly, Jim has employed the services of Gavin Ryan who claims 7lbs reducing the weight to carry from 9-12 to 9-05. Gavin has a 28% strike rate riding for Jim Bolger having rode 8 winners from 29 rides for a level stakes profit of +16.88.

On this card last season it was the Group 2 Minstrel Stakes that Smash Williams raced in finishing a very respectable fourth to Larchmont Lad over 7 furlongs. On Irish Champions weekend Smash Williams finished runner up to Soffia in the “Bold Lad” premier handicap over 6 furlongs rated 104 and carrying 9-11. This season Smash Williams is running consistently well only dropping a couple of pounds in the ratings following solid Group 3 runs. He will appreciate going back up in trip having found 5 furlongs too sharp in the Rockingham handicap run here last month.

**Next Update Sunday Morning 21st July ~10:00

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