October 30, 2007

This is the list of horses trained in Ireland that I will be following this season. The winners are highlighted in green.

All the Cousins
Amstecos
Another Ambition
Aran Concerto
Aran leigh
Arrive Sir Clive
Beneficial Guest
Big Zeb
Black Harry
Bob’s Pride
Cellar Door
Clopf
Cooldine
De Valira
Drumconvis
Drummer First
Duty
Five Two
Freneys Well
Glencove Marina
Hide the Evidence
Iktitaf
Impudent
Johnnie Dillinger
Kazal
Kendor Dine
Kimberlite King
Kirbybroguelantern
Liskennet
Meadows Thyne
Mick the Man
Mother's Mistake
Nickname
Ninetieth Minute
Northern Alliance
Notre Pere
Offshore Account
Powerstation
Rock Diplomat
Salute Him
Save the Bacon
Scavenger
Schindlers Hunt
Scotsirish
Shirley Casper
Sizing Africa
Sizing Europe
Slim Pickings
Slash and Burn
Sophocles
Sublimity
Tailors Hall
Theatrical Moment
Top the harts
Townabrack
Wins Now
Zalongo

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There is only one runner from the list to follow tomorrow. Spume runs in the lady rider’s handicap at Nottingham (4.20). The 3 year old is a difficult one to weight up. He looked one to follow based on last season efforts when trained by Sir Michael Stoute. He ran 3 times winning the last of these over a mile at Salisbury.

In 4 runs for Stoute this season he didn’t really show a great deal and moved to Danny Murphy and he duly won on his first try for the new stable, a 1 mile handicap at Thirsk off a rating of 75. Since then he has run 6 times and only beaten 14 of his 71 rivals. He is blinkered for the first time tomorrow and has dropped to a rating of 65. He obviously has the ability to win a race like this but something seems to have been affecting his performances recently, or perhaps he has just lost his appetite for the game.

There is nothing from our list to follow over the jumps at Huntingdon. Looking at the card for something to take an interest in though I was atken by Otantique, trained by Emma Lavelle. He won at Exeter 3 weeks ago and should have ground conditions in his favour in the 3.10.

At Punchestown in the 1.45 Noel Meade’s Mick the Man looks the one to beat. He was not out of the first 3 in his 6 runs in bumpers. The other interesting runner is Scavenger, trained by Mouse Morris. This former points and bumper winner was let down by his jumping at Gowran Park last time but may well be better than that.

That’s all for tonight.

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