Sean Nos due a win

Previews Limerick and Down Royal: Sean Nos looked an unlucky loser at his local Tralee track 12 days ago but compensation looks…

Previews Limerick and Down Royal: Sean Nos looked an unlucky loser at his local Tralee track 12 days ago but compensation looks likely at Limerick this evening.

The Tom Cooper-trained horse was a market drifter on his last start and crucially met with some interference in the straight before running on in storming fashion behind Silver Spray.

Sean Nos showed improvement that day on the back of a fourth to Antigone at Ballinrobe so he is clearly on the upgrade and looks due a win.

John Oxx sends quite a few runners to Limerick and the best of them could be Azarouak in the mile maiden after that colt's debut second to King Jock at Leopardstown. Oxx can also go close in the following handicap with the Zafonic filly Rapport who followed up an eighth to King Jock with a third placing to Out Of Thanks at Navan.

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Red Feather boasts Group One form but her sole start this term resulted in a defeat to Solskjaer at Naas and she could be worth opposing with Lady's View whose defeat of Danelissima last October now reads pretty well.

At Down Royal, The Screamer is on a retrieval mission in the mares novice hurdle after being beaten at odds-on at Wexford last time out.

Coolfore Glen looks one to go better than a second to Gold Blended at Punchestown in the first maiden hurdle.

Brian O'Connor

Brian O'Connor

Brian O'Connor is the racing correspondent of The Irish Times. He also writes the Tipping Point column