Bobby Jo looks the safest option

SHELBOURNE Park is often a quiet place in the closing weeks of September as punters suffer from what is commonly referred to as the “Derby hangover”.

Those who choose to go cold turkey will be missing out, however, as there is a top quality card on offer.

Not only are there a number of top notch sprinters in action in the semi-finals of the Shelbourne Open 350, but the opening round of both the Billy Mulvaney Snr and Jnr Memorial Open 525 and 600 has attracted some top performers.