WINNING NAP FOR SHAMROCK: Speckled Wood (WON 8/11) landed the nap and only bet for Shamrock at Thurles yesterday. He returns to the track today, which survived a morning inspection, for a bet in the Happy St Valentine’s Day Handicap Chase at 3.50.


Yesterday’s race went exactly to plan with Specked Wood winning the opener to land the nap.

Testing conditions again at Thurles today, with further rain overnight, and the ground remains heavy.

It’s an all-chase card on Thursday and the bet may come in the Happy St Valentine’s Day Handicap Chase at 3.50.

Wise Oscar has a better hurdling CV than he does chasing but he is undoubtedly well in at the weights here and may take some beating off bottom weight.

He absolutely hacked home over 2m 6f in heavy ground at Fairyhouse last time out over hurdles and his chase rating is an incredible 23lb lower which trainer Dessie Hughes is obviously keen to take advantage of.

A negative would be that the last time he came to Thurles he was pulled up in a handicap chase.

Outlaw Peter started joint favourite for the Thyestes Chase last time out but could never get competitive. This is clearly a lot easier and represents a big danger, if fully recovered from his Gowran Park run.

SHAMROCK’S BETS:
NAP: Wise Oscar (3.50 Thurles)


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