Hazelhatch can follow up

HAZELHATCH can follow up last week’s win at Fairyhouse by landing the featured Advanced Security Race on the all-flat card at Limerick this evening.

Hazelhatch can follow up

The three-year-old got the better of a tight finish with Phantom Queen over seven furlongs last time and the longer trip should not trouble him here.

Johnny Murtagh, who has been struggling with a back injury sustained after a fall at Royal Ascot, which in turn caused weight problems, returns to action on Hanabad in this race and is not without a chance.

The John Oxx-trained colt finished fifth in the Group 3 Stan James Online Hungerford Stakes at Newbury, having previously been beaten into fourth place by Latino Magic in the Richmond Stakes over a mile at Leopardstown in July.

Mrs St. George, touched off by Bid Me Quick in a six furlong contest at Cork early last month, can finally come good in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden.

The Orpen filly has finished second in three of her last four races and deserves a change of fortune. House Around could be the one to trouble her most.

Johnny Murtagh should have better luck with his second mount at the meeting, Baikal, in the Take The Afternoon Off and Come Racing Handicap.

Baikal won a two mile handicap at Tralee last Friday, having previously chased home King of Peace at Leopardstown.

The big danger is the Weld-trained Le Leopard, a neck second to Flying Knight over 11 furlongs at Tralee last Wednesday.

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