Take a chance on Mac Three
Best contest is the Seamus Weldon Beginners Chase, which brings together a couple of candidates with high enough ratings over flights.
The nod falls on Noel Meade’s Mac Three, who has clearly had his problems, but has returned in good shape. He finished a creditable second to Patsy Hall at Fairyhouse and was then third in a big field in the handicap won by Roadmaker at Punchestown.
Sir Frederick, fifth in that race, The Fingersmith, Oodachee and Glacial Ridge are also possibilities in a difficult heat.
Charlie Swan’s Ground Ball gets the nod in the Killarney Racegoers’ Club Flat Race.
Jumping fences is his real business, but the last time he ran on the flat the nine-year-old won in fine style over two miles at Navan.
Satco Touch has a better chance than most in the opening Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle.
Her rider lost his whip going to two out when finishing a close third to Nellie Od at Thurles last time.
Walk In My Shadow is the nap choice in the second section of the M D O’Shea and Sons Handicap. Successful at Thurles and a close third at Cork subsequently, she will relish a step up in trip and the soft surface.
