Timeform Irish 1-2-3 Tips: Carlton House to gain compensation

Irish 1-2-3 / Stuart Jones / 26 June 2011 / Leave a Comment

Carlton House: Compensation awaits today

"Carlton House may have finished behind Treasure Beach at Epsom but he was poorly
placed in relation to that rival and is a confident selection to reverse those placings".

Three selections for Irish Derby Day at the Curragh

The Group 3 Sapphire Stakes may have only attracted a small field, but there looks to be bags of early speed on with Inxile, Arctic, Calm Bay and Hamish McGonagall all ridden from the front, and they could help tee things up for Invincible Ash (15.10). Mick Halford's sprinter hit a rich vein of form in 2010, winning four times in all, and held her form well in Dubai earlier this year. A recent outing at Leopardstown should have sharpened her up after a break and she's worth chancing at [5.7].

Carlton House (15.50) may have finished behind Treasure Beach at Epsom but he was poorly placed in relation to that rival and is a confident selection to reverse those placings. He proved too strong for Seville in the Dante prior to finishing third in English equivalent of this race, doing well to get as close to Pour Moi as he did given how things panned out. Things should be a lot more straightforward in this and compensation surely awaits.

Creekside (17.00) is progressing with experience and this scopey sort is expected to continue his rise through the ranks with victory on his first start in listed company. There was plenty to like about the way he got the job done on debut in a big-field maiden at Naas and he's gone the right way since, defying top-weight impressively at Leopardstown on latest, beating Estithmaar by two and a half lengths. Far less exposed than the majority in this and already sets a good standard.

Recommendations

back Invincible Ash @ [5.7] in the 15.10
back Carlton House @ [2.28] in the 15.50
back Creekside @ [8.2] in the 17.00

Three win selections for day two of the Curragh's Derby meeting.......

We have got three to back on the first day of the Irish Derby Festival at the Curragh........

More Flat action in Ireland tonight, this time the venue is Tipperary........

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Timeform Irish 1-2-3 Tips: Gift to gain compensation at Listowel

Tipping / Billy Nash / 06 June 2011 / Leave a Comment

Big fields are the order of the day in Ireland

"[Barrow Island] won a mile maiden at Dundalk back in March but has long looked worth a try at this trip and was only run out of things close home in a better race than this at the Curragh last time."

We have picked out three bets on the Bank Holiday cards at Naas and Listowel....

Supporters of Unwanted Gift had their fingers burnt at Clonmel last month but Louis Archdeacon's gelding ran well enough that day to suggest that he can gain compensation here. Unwanted Gift was travelling comfortably with a bit to do after the third last that day and stayed on steadily to be nearest at the finish without getting anything like a hard time. His pedigree screams speed but he is a point winner and shapes as if well worth a try at this sort of trip.

Mick Halford has plenty of interesting runners at Naas but the one of his that I like most is Barrow Island in the seven-furlong handicap at 15:40. This son of Chevalier won a mile maiden at Dundalk back in March but has long looked worth a try at this trip and was only run out of things close home in a better race than this at the Curragh last time. He is on a workable mark, is nicely drawn in stall 5 and is less exposed than the majority of these.

Colin Bowe looks all set to be crowned champion point-to-point trainer for the 2010/11 in Ireland today and has a good chance of a winner on the racecourse proper with Our Victoria in the mares maiden chase at 16:50. Our Victoria herself won two of her three starts in points and made a bright start under Rules last season, landing a bumper at Punchestown and a maiden hurdle at Clonmel. She shaped as if on the way back to form when third to Datokepe in a three-mile hurdle at Kilbeggan last time and makes plenty of appeal with Davy Russell booked in a race where previous chase form is very thin on the ground.

Recommendations

Back Unwanted Gift @ [11.0] Listowel 14:50
Back Barrow Island @ [6.8] Naas 15:40
Back Our Victoria @ [3.4] Listowel 16:50

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After a weekend of being treated to Derby's and an Oaks, it's back to reality with a small but competitive evening card for today's placepot venue, Pontefract....

Three to get the week started from Timeform's US team......

Some upwardly-mobile three-year-old sprinters go to post for this handicap......

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