In-form Akasaka can oblige again

The conditions of the contest aren’t exactly in his favour, but Eddie Lynam’s Akasaka is still the nap choice in the Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey And Trainer Championship Race at Dundalk tonight.

The highest rated is Niall Madden’s Ozeta, formerly trained in France and then by Nicky Henderson in England. He has 11lbs in hand of Akasaka, but has shown nothing in two outings over flights in this country and is passed over.

Steps To Freedom is 5lbs clear of the selection, but returns from a break of 153 days and needs further than this extended ten furlongs.