Paul Ferguson has two selections for us on Sunday; Lemony Bay in the Doncaster 1.45 and Bright New Dawn in the Leopardstown 3.05. Compare odds and bet.
All eyes will be on the Ryanair Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday when dual Champion Hurdler Hurricane Fly bids to fend off the up-and-coming pair of Jezki and Our Conor in what promises to be an absolute cracker.
It’s not the only good contest on the card, however, and Dessie Hughes’ Bright New Dawn (3:05) is fancied to land the Grade 1 Topaz Novice Chase, at the main expense of unbeaten favourite Morning Assembly who has done little wrong to date.
The pair were of similar ability over hurdles and the latter is a worthy market leader on what he has done to date over fences, but the selection is open to plenty of improvement now he steps up to 3m for the first time and is worth supporting (currently trading at 7/2).
Doncaster stages a decent extended 2m3f novices’ hurdle and, with the stable in such good form, Lemony Bay (1:45) is given the nod, in the hope the ground isn’t too bad.
If that is the case, the four-year-old dual bumper winner looks sure to go well, with the step up in trip likely to bring about plenty of improvement.
Oliver Sherwood’s Overbury gelding shaped with considerable promise at the track last month and is in search of a decent surface (good-to-soft should suffice). The penalised Swallowshide (a winner for this column last time) is respected, as is Oscar Hoof judged on his Haydock debut second, but Lemony Bay returns to the track at just the right time, given the stable wellbeing, and will hopefully get conditions to suit.
Sunday’s selections:
1:45 Doncaster: Lemony Bay
3:05 Leopardstown: Bright New Dawn
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