Soho can storm home

PUNTERS have been set a real poser in the final of the Kasko A3. Heres The Deal would appear well drawn along the inside but her record from the inside is none too inspiring (one win from five outings) and, given that she's not always alert at trap-rise, she may need luck negotiating a trouble-free passage.

Soho Storm is a youngster with potential to find further improvement and he could prove the one to beat. Denis Fitzgerald's pup should be close to the speed in the early stages and the strong-running sort can stamp him authority on proceedings from halfway. Heres The Deal should be the one to chase him home.

Soho Storm's trainer could be back in the winner's enclosure a quarter of an hour later when Mumhan Aris takes his place in the first semi-final of the O'Riordan Brothers' Tarmacadam A1. Despite a perilous draw, the veteran tracker continues in superb heart and he can overcome his housing with his trademark lightning break.