It’s a handicap — but it’s on a Plate for Balko Des Flos

There are solid reasons for thinking Balkos Des Flos more than capable of running a big race in next Wednesday’s Galway Plate, writes Pat Keane.

Betting on handicaps is essentially for the needy and greedy and, as we fall into neither category, they are rarely of any interest to us.

But there are, of course, occasions when the temptation simply proves irresistible and so a modest investment on the Henry de Bromhead-trained Balko Des Flos in next Wednesday’s Galway Plate seems entirely appropriate.