Weekend racing tips: Downthecellar can continue his winning run

Downthecellar & Paul Townend win the Three Ireland Rated Novice Steeplechase. Picture: Healy Racing

After four consecutive wins over fences, Downthecellar can continue his winning run when he drops back to hurdling for the Support Local Stay Local Handicap, the second race on Saturday's card in Wexford. Edward O’Grady’s seven-year-old has been in brilliant form this summer, winning three in a row at Tramore to add to his breakthrough success at Limerick in May.

All that good work over fences has seen him rise from a mark of 88 to 122, but he starts back over hurdles on a mark of 87. He hasn’t run over hurdles since 2019 and it is often the case that improvement over fences is not reflected back over hurdles.