Tax Free can land the cash
A regular visitor to these shores, Dandy Nicholls’ six-year-old is a tough sprinter and the faster the surface the more confident one would be in his ability to do the business.
Tax Free’s latest effort came over five furlongs at Naas last month. He ran his usual game race, looking the likely winner for much of the journey, before being collared in the dying strides and beaten a head by Snaefell.
The surface was a trifle soft for him on that occasion and, hopefully, it will ride faster now. Finicius and the up-and-coming pair, Pencil Hill and The Loan Express, are dangers, but Tax Free is sure to give his running and gets the vote.
John Oxx’s Carbonia is the nap choice in the Newmarket Fillies Maiden. A consistent juvenile, she was a bit unlucky on her reappearance at Leopardstown.
The daughter of Alhaarth was eventually well beaten into fourth behind Beach Bunny, but had far from a clear passage in the straight.
The conditions of the Mallow Hurdle favour Son Of Oscar and Philip Fenton’s charge has obvious prospects.
Third behind Here Comes Sally in a 25-runner handicap at Punchestown last week, the selection should find this a bit easier.
Head Waiter, a progressive sort over flights, can make a winning debut over fences in the Charleville Beginners Chase.
Slam Dunk, beaten a head on his seasonal debut by Sharp Drop at Dundalk, is fancied to make a triumphant return to that track in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Maiden.
