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Irish Examiner
03-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
JP McManus can score in Canal End to round out week
The National Hunt season wraps up this afternoon at Fairyhouse and owner JP McManus, who has enjoyed plenty of success this week, can put another on the board for good measure when Canal End contests the Palmerstown House Estate Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase. Peter Fahey's horse struck form with a vengeance when asserting late to win a novice handicap chase in mid-March, and while he is 9lbs higher this time, he looks well treated and can prove it by following up. Majestic Force is also unexposed, has good form which ties in with subsequent Grade One winner Spindleberry and, off an appealing mark of just 126, is a genuine danger to the selection. The SBK Irish EBF Mares' Champion Hurdle looks like a match between Brighterdaysahead and Jade De Grugy and while the end-of-season nature of the race could result in a small upset, the former sets the standard on all know form and can use the opportunity to erase the memory of her Champion Hurdle disappointment at Cheltenham. She is not at her best going right-handed but was classy enough to win at this course in November, when getting the better of State Man in the Morgiana, and running close to that level will see her home in front once more. Jade De Grugy made a belated seasonal debut in February at this venue and then finished runner-up to Lossiemouth in the Mares' Hurdle at Cheltenham, where she tried to make all the running. She was no match whatsoever for the winner but stayed on well enough to hold second place behind her stablemate. She ought to be fresh for this assignment, and while she has 14lbs to find with the favourite on official ratings, expect it to be much closer than that might suggest. On Sunday in Sligo, Eddie & Patrick Harty can take the opener, a six-furlong maiden, with Wait For It. Dropping back from seven furlongs will be a help to the strong-travelling sort, and she can build on the promise of her two runs by making it third time lucky. Tommy Lyons' picks PUNCHESTOWN 2:30 Conflated 3:05 Your Own Story 3:42 Brighterdaysahead 4:15 Canal End (nap) 4:50 Lulamba (nb) 5:25 Kalix Delabarriere 6:00 Panjandrum 6:35 Jungle Cove Next best 2:30 Stealthy Tom 3:05 From The Ashes 3:42 Jade De Grugy 4:15 Majestic Force 4:50 Poniros 5:25 Raglan Road 6:00 It's Only A Game 6:35 Dark Note SLIGO 1:35 Wait For It (nap) 2:10 Ceo Stealth Mode 2:45 Spirit Of Eagles 3:20 Dumb Love 3:55 Carried With Love 4:30 Grizabella (nb) 5:05 Bint Majestic Roi Next best 1:35 Vanderbilt House 2:10 Chester Nimitz 2:45 Dark Enigma 3:20 Makaiah 3:55 Beset 4:30 Kartayaz 5:05 Ribee
Daily Mirror
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Newsboy's horseracing tips for Thursday's six meetings, including Southwell Nap
REGINALD CHARLES looks ripe for a hat-trick when he faces nine opponents for the GB Civil Engineering Handicap (4.45) at Southwell on Thursday. The son of Zoustar missed the target on his first 16 attempts and was limited to just one outing in 2024. But Reginald Charles has come good for a move to Geoff Oldroyd, enjoying a red-letter day with a half-length call from Portoro over this course and distance at the end of January The runner-up gave the form a buff up by going one better next time and Reginald Charles followed up at Newcastle last time out. Sent off the 10-11 favourite for a seven-furlong handicap, my selection had too many guns for Keep Me Stable, scoring by a length and three-quarters. There's a 6lb rise in the weights to deal with here but PJ McDonald's mount is thriving and is expected to go in again. Archie Watson's team are flying and TWAFEEG is of interest as he makes her return to action in the Infobond Technical Manpower Services Fillies' Handicap (5.00). Hollie Doyle's partner, who made a successful racecourse debut at Doncaster in June, was highly tried in three subsequent races last year and looks well treated on a British Horseracing Authority mark of 87 as she sets out in the handicap sphere. THURSDAY'S SELECTIONS PUNCHESTOWN 2.30 MAGIC DAY 3.05 KEEP RUNNING 3.40 VANILLIER 4.15 BALLYBOW 4.50 SIXANDAHALF 5.25 ONLY BY NIGHT 6.00 TEAHUPOO 6.35 KSAR FATAL YARMOUTH 2.05 FILLYFUDGE 2.40 GLENRIDDING 3.15 VERSE OF LOVE 3.50 SPY KINGDOM 4.25 MR SWIVELL 5.00 TWAFEEG (NB) 5.35 MINI MAC SOUTHWELL 2.25 DESTINADO 3.00 STREET LIFE 3.35 VAMP 4.10 JACK DANIEL 4.45 REGINALD CHARLES (NAP) 5.20 MATTICE CHELMSFORD CITY 5.45 BEAULD AS BRASS 6.15 KURAKKA 6.45 FORGLEN 7.15 LADY WITH THE LAMP 7.45 MONSIEUR BEAULIEU 8.15 NOBLE CONSORT 8.45 AIM FOR THE BULL AYR 5.50 EL PINTO 6.25 SKI ANGEL 7.00 CLASINA 7.30 PENELOPE'S SISTER 8.00 ALFIE BOY 8.30 MARBUZET
