Ireland today

The going will be very heavy at Fairyhouse today, which stages the only flat racing in Britain and Ireland. The card is very poor for a Sunday, with a listed race over 6 furlongs at 16.05 CET the main event. After (Aidan and Joseph O´Brien) was third at Naas on Wednesday and had some good form earlier, notably a fourth place in the French 1,000 Guineas. However we prefer the lightly-raced Slade Power (Eddie Lynam/ Wayne Lordan), who has been first or second on all his starts and seems to have more scope for improvement.

Fairyhouse - betting forecast:
1. Race: More Questions - Monakova - Brady`s Hill
2. Race: Slade Power - After - Gordon Lord Byron
3. Race: Faleena - Olfa - Footprint
4. Race: Encrypted Message - Regal Power - Unanimous
5. Race: Blue Corner - Amira`s Prince - Warwick Avenue
6. Race: Curl Cat - First Friday - Akram
7. Race: Hay Point - Chicago - Comedic Art



There are some big fields at Sligo, but very little of interest even so. Willie Mullins, who has an amazing strike rate with his summer runners, can land a double with Passage Vendome (Emmet Mullins) in the novice hurdle at 15.55 and Zuzka (Ruby Walsh) in the mares maiden hurdle an hour later. Ruby also partners Summer Star for his father Ted, whio looks the main danger to Passage Vendome.

Sligo - betting forecast:
1. Race: Liberty`S Gift - Westhaven - Face Value
2. Race: Passage Vendome - Echo Bob - Summer Star
3. Race: Our Nana Rose - Tribes And Banner - Mount Welcome
4. Race: Some Fiddle - Daisyanabelle - Music On D Waters
5. Race: Taken Twice - High Talk - Frankie Flowers
6. Race: Muskatsturm - Yachvili - Bracken House
7. Race: Bondage - Irish Poli - Black Rock Lake
8. Race: Take Out The Pin - Mr Carson - George Fernbeck