Oscar the wise choice

Dessie Hughes’ Wise Oscar is the nap choice in the Happy St Valentine’s Day Handicap Chase on a moderate six-race card at Thurles this afternoon, should the meeting survive an 8am inspection.

The nine-year-old will be having just a third run for Hughes and seems to have improved significantly for his move to the Curragh trainer.

His first outing saw him chase home Bog Warrior at Fairyhouse over hurdles and he stuck to that game next time back at Fairyhouse, on New Year’s Day.