Rebel Fitz the bill nicely
The eight-year-old was a high-class timber-topper, who promises to be even better at this game.
His latest outing saw him contest the Grade 1 Rabobank Champion Hurdle at the Punchestown festival and he was far from disgraced.
On unsuitably heavy ground, Rebel Fitz ran a cracker for most of the journey, before predictably fading to finish fifth of six behind the hugely impressive Hurricane Fly.
He faces a couple of useful enough rivals now, especially Jessica Harrington’s Steps To Freedom, but it will be disappointing should Rebel Fitz fail to deliver.
The nap vote falls on Turban in the O’Keeffe, O’Shea, O’Connor Solicitors’ Novice Chase.
Willie Mullins’ charge has been largely a frustrating sort to follow, but there was plenty to like about the manner in which he went about his business when getting off the mark over fences at Cork last time.
Turban has been campaigned at shorter trips than he faces now, but shapes like a stayer and this two miles and six could be the making of him.
Aidan O’Brien and his son, Joseph, can combine for a double with League Of Nations and Marchese Marconi.
League Of Nations tried to make all when finishing third over ten furlongs at Navan last week, behind the gambled-on Cyclone, and can now score off a mark 2lbs higher and dropping in trip.
Marchese Marconi won a bad heat at Limerick in a canter and gets the nod in the killarneyraces.ie Race over 14 furlongs.
Secret Recipe, who showed his liking for testing conditions when beating Ballydoyle’s Hall Of Mirrors at Listowel in September, is the choice in a tricky four-runner Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Median Auction Race.
