Wayne Lordan is on board for my best bet of the weekend at Leopardstown on Sunday
Ryan Moore has stayed loyal to Illinois and so will I, despite having my fingers badly burned when he could finish only third at Leopardstown on his reappearance.
The Galileo colt returns to action in the William Hill Lingfield Derby Trial (3.00) and I shall be getting stuck in again, hoping he can give Aidan O'Brien a seventh win in the Listed event.
This is the perfect place for Illinois to redeem himself after his Ballysax blowout. The improved ground conditions and the fact Moore rides again despite finishing behind his stablemate and one of his rivals The Euphrates on that occasion, means he should not be opposed in the latest Derby trial. He could prove to be a player at Epsom too.
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Copy- We only loaned cash to the layers last weekend - I fancy us to get it back on the same horse in the nightcap at Navan
- I couldn't entertain backing City Of Troy - but there are some other cracking bets at Newmarket
- Expect The Real Whacker to bounce out and boss things from the front - he's a corking bet at 5-2 on Saturday
- Three horses are catching my eye on Sunday - including my wager of the weekend at Tramore
- This guy is a class above these and anything bigger than evens is a gift – he's my good thing this weekend
- We only loaned cash to the layers last weekend - I fancy us to get it back on the same horse in the nightcap at Navan
- I couldn't entertain backing City Of Troy - but there are some other cracking bets at Newmarket
- Expect The Real Whacker to bounce out and boss things from the front - he's a corking bet at 5-2 on Saturday
- Three horses are catching my eye on Sunday - including my wager of the weekend at Tramore
- This guy is a class above these and anything bigger than evens is a gift – he's my good thing this weekend