3-1 NAP UP: NOW LET’S HAVE A PARTY! Shamrock, who landed his nap, Mr Chow (WON 3-1), a 20-lengths winner yesterday, and is still celebrating a great big-race finale to 2011 with 16.0 offer, Cross Appeal (WON 7-1), invites punters to ‘Come To The Party’ at Tramore today.
What better New Year’s Eve nap! Come To The Party (3.25 Tramore) goes for a repeat in the last Irish chase of 2011 with everything going for him.
He’s only 5lb higher than last year and his excellent claimer takes care of that. ‘Party’ is in top gear from a winning seasonal debut over hurdles at Downpatrick 10 days ago.
And his stable, that of Eoin Doyle, in fantastic current form with a 50% strike rate, is joint leader at Tramore in the last five seasons with 27% of its 26 runners taking home the prize.
Willie Mullins has Ruby Walsh at Punchestown but Paul Townend is the man in form with four winners from his last seven completions, and Turban (1.15) should add to his bag.
Ruby, who’s been beaten on his last four favourites, will be hoping Mickael D’Haguenet (1.35 Punchestown) goes through the mud but ‘Shark’ Hanlon makes a race of it by claiming off Western Leader, so that there is more than a stone between them.
I can get more for a place Western Leader than I can get for a win Mikael D’Haguent, and I have two chances instead of one!
Will Willie run Darroun (2.1), his expensive French buy? The grey has been pulled out once because of deep ground but this is the race Mullins farms (he’s four out of six), with the mighty mare Unaccompanied winning it last year.
Ruby has another fight on his hands if he is to get Pozyc (2.40) home off the steadier of 11st 10lb. Sister Katie could could be a big threat on That’ll Do Me, receiving 23lb
SHAMROCK’S BETS
NAP: Come To The Party (3.25 Tramore)
NEXT BEST: Turban (1.15 Tramore)
PLACE BET: Western Leader (1.35 Punchestown)
DAQ TRIO: Turban (1.15 Tramore), That’ll Do Me (2.40 Punchestown), Come To The Party (3.25 Tramore)
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