Temlett looks poised to strike
He made a promising reappearance at Ballinrobe earlier this month and should now be poised to strike.
Partnered on that occasion by an inexperienced 10lbs claimer, the selection ran a nice sort of race to finish third behind Vision Of Grandeur, successful at Downpatrick on Saturday, and Washington Poste.
Tommy Stack’s Cochlear is the obvious worry. The Danetime gelding was third on his debut behind hot-pot Aqraan at Tipperary and can only improve for that.
Recent winners, Arc En Ciel and Cool Running, look the two to concentrate on in the Seamus Weldon Novice Chase.
The former had to dig deep before eventually easily beating Anyportinastorm at Limerick, while Cool Running battled well to cope with Whataboutya at Punchestown.
Arc En Ciel wasn’t overly impressive at Limerick, but may be more effective stepping up another five furlongs and gets the nod.
Johnny Gonzalez rates a good bet to land the Sean Clifford Housing Development Handicap Chase, even if two miles and a furlong appears on the short side.
Nevertheless, he scored with a lot in hand at Clonmel five days ago and runs now under a mandatory 6lbs penalty. Johnny Gonzalez goes up 14lbs in future handicaps.
Mark Prescott’s Souvenance can hardly be opposed in the Killarney Racegoers’ Club Race. She came to Cork last August to take third behind Reform Act and Sina Cova in a Listed event.
The daughter of Hernando was last seen in the Group 2 Doncaster Cup in September. The only three-year-old in the field, she was beaten under six lengths when fifth to Sergeant Cecil.
