Murray's Mare Worth Another Chance At Thurles

Rayvin Black ran a very flat race earlier on and it was a disappointing effort. He couldn't dominate the way he likes and the writing was on the wall a long way out. The handicapper should at least drop him a couple of pounds for that effort and he is not one to lose complete faith in yet.

Regular readers will be familiar with Princess Lir, who ran a cracker for the blog last time at Thurles when second to a Mullins hotpot that could turn out to be anything. She was available to back at 11/1 that day but she is a fair bit shorter for this contest.

She looks to have another short priced Mullins' horse to beat here. She gets over a stone in weight from Haymount though, and that could help swing the balance in her favour. She is nicely bred, out of Presenting and a half sister to the useful Master Neo and there is plenty of national hunt black type form on the dam side of her pedigree.

She is proven over course and distance, will relish the ground and Andrew Lynch keeps the faith. At 7/1 she looks a super each way bet and it is difficult to see her finishing out of the first three. Hopefully the weight makes all the difference and she can get a deserved win.

Across the water there is some low grade jumps action at Fakenham and the Sue Gardner yard has a couple of very interesting runners. They landed a lovely touch in a listed bumper at Ascot on Friday with the very useful looking Couer Blimey and I like her chances with Storm Alert in particular tomorrow. He ran an absolute cracker last time out behind Monbeg Gold and off the same mark of 95 he must have an excellent shout of a place at least at 13/2 if he takes to the  track with his yard flying.

STEVOS' SELECTIONS: 3.10 THURLES-PRINCESS LIR 7/1 E/W
                                            12.50 FAKENHAM-STORM ALERT 13/2 E/W