STUMPTOWN is fancied to avenge his Cheltenham defeat by Angels Dawn with a victory in the BoyleSports Irish Grand National (5.00) at Fairyhouse on Easter Monday.
Gavin Cromwell’s six-year-old was beaten a neck by his rival in Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup at the National Hunt Festival so should turn things round on 8lb better terms.
Willie Mullins was in unstoppable form on Easter Sunday and should return to Closutton with an ITV4 double, courtesy of GUST OF WIND in the Grade 2 Donohue Marquees Juvenile Hurdle (2.40) and EASY GAME in the Grade 2 McInerney Properties Fairyhouse Chase (4.20).
Mullins saddles favourite Asterion Forlonge in the Grade 2 Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Hurdle (3.50) but preference is for Gordon Elliott’s FIL DOR.
The Fairyhouse Steel Handicap Hurdle (3.15) looks wide open, but UNANSWERED should give another good account.
At Kempton, SIR RUMI ran a promising reappearance second at Doncaster eight days ago and makes most appeal in the Racing TV Rosebery Handicap (4.05).
Only the needy or greedy will seek to play at the likely odds, but LAUREL should make no mistake in the Listed Racing TV Snowdrop Fillies’ Stakes (4.40).
Laurel should complete for John and Thady Gosden, teed up by royal runner SLIPOFTHEPEN in the Join Racing TV Now Conditions Stakes (3.30), while DANCING GODDESS looks best in the Racing TV Fillies’ Conditions Stakes (2.55).
EASTER MONDAY'S SELECTIONS
FAIRYHOUSE
2.05 LUMINOUS LIGHT
2.40 GUST OF WIND
3.15 UNANSWERED
3.50 FIL DOR
4.20 EASY GAME
5.00 STUMPTOWN
5.40 MACS CHARM
6.10 FIREFOX
HUNTINGDON
1.05 GREAT HEART’JAC
1.35 BRENTFORD HOPE
2.10 LUCKOFTHEDRAW
2.45 TITANIUM BULLET
3.20 TENFOLD
3.55 BRANDISOVA
4.27 ROCK HOUSE
CHEPSTOW
1.25 MOUNT TEMPEST
2.00 LAGONDA
2.35 STORMY FLIGHT
3.10 ECLAIR D’AINAY
3.45 BERTIE WOOSTER
4.18 SAINTE DOCTOR
4.55 TWO TO TANGO
5.35 HIGH TREASON
WOLVERHAMPTON
1.41 BUXTED REEL
2.18 OLD HARROVIAN
2.53 DOCTOR MOZART
3.28 ODIN OWNS YOU ALL
4.03 SWEET MIST
4.38 MASQUE OF ANARCHY
5.13 GISELLES IZZY
REDCAR
1.44 FREEDOM DAY
2.16 TWO SUMMERS
2.51 RAINBOW RAIN
3.26 ZEPHLYN
4.01 GORAK
4.36 BLIND BEGGAR
5.11 EDMUND IRONSIDE
5.46 CHEYENNE NATION
FAKENHAM
1.57 HAVAILA
2.32 SIR APOLLO
3.07 EAST END GIRL
3.42 MADE FOR YOU
4.17 CYCLOP
4.52 JANIKA
5.27 OMAHA WISH
KEMPTON
2.20 ACTION POINT
2.55 DANCING GODDESS
3.30 SLIPOFTHEPEN
4.05 SIR RUMI
4.40 LAUREL
5.15 NAVAL COMMANDER
5.50 FRESH (NAP)
PLUMPTON
2.23 COPSHILL LAD
2.58 NOAHTHIRTYTWORED
3.33 DOWNSMAN
4.08 FLIC OU VOYOU (NB)
4.43 FLEMEN’S TIPPLE
5.18 DELGANY MONARCH
5.53 HIGHWAY ONE O FIVE
DOUBLE: FRESH and FLIC OU VOYOU
