Paul Ferguson has one selection for us on Sunday; Le Vent D’Antan in the Fairyhouse 12.50. Compare odds and bet.
Fairyhouse’s opening maiden hurdle on Sunday sees the return of Le Vent D’Antan (12:50) who created a deep impression when making a winning debut in a bumper at Leopardstown a year ago.
Liz Doyle’s five-year-old then shaped with plenty of promise in the Champion Bumper, where he went well for a really long way, before weakening inside the final quarter-mile.
Given plenty of time to strengthen up, the son of Martaline appeals as the type to develop in to a very smart novice hurdler this term and, though he faces a useful opponent in Daneking, he is taken to make a winning debut. The selection had no problem handling bad ground when winning his bumper last year.
Sunday’s selection:
12:50 Fairyhouse: Le Vent D’Antan 7/4 Stan James
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