We landed a superb 28/1 winner with The Glen Rovers on Good Friday. It was an outstanding ride by Sean D Bowen and a top-class display of target training by Lucy Wadham. I am backing one horse at Fairyhouse on Sunday, hopefully she fares better at the start than she did at Cheltenham and also better than Soldierstown fared at the start at Fairyhouse on Saturday.
We backed Amen Kate at Cheltenham in the Grade 2 mares’ novice and she lost all chance at the start. It was a bit of a joke really but even though she was over 20l behind the leaders at one stage, she travelled into the race smoothly and two out, it looked like she might play a part in the finish.
However, the energy she expended getting into contention
eventually took its toll on the Cheltenham hill and she faded out of it in the
home straight.
Already a winner at Listed level, on the right handed track at
Thurles, this daughter of Flemensfirth is bred to be a smart horse. Her dam,
Augusta Kate, won this Grade 1 at this meeting in 2017 and her grand-dam,
Feathard Lady, won the Grade 1 Christmas Hurdle at Sandown in 2005.
Jack Kennedy, who was on board at Cheltenham, maintains the partnership
and that has to be viewed as a plus. Yielding to soft ground should be
absolutely fine for her and I’m convinced that if Amen Kate was given a fair
shake at the start at Cheltenham, she’d have been in the frame and she wouldn’t
be a 28/1 shot today. At those odds, she has to be worth backing each way.
I’ll be back with a preview for Monday’s card on the TXMarkets
blog tomorrow.
Fairyhouse Saturday Tip: Amen Kate e/w @ 28/1 NAP
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