Dr Julian to get off the mark

Irish Racing PreviewLimerick trainer Michael Hourigan has been banging in the winners during the recent dry spell and Dr Julian can continue the hot streak in this evening's four-year-old maiden hurdle at Clonmel.

Timmy Murphy teams up with the horse as he renews hostilities with the Edward O'Grady-trained Trampoline King from Wexford earlier in the month.

Dr Julian failed by only a neck to beat Young Vintage and had Trampoline King over five lengths behind in fourth. That came on the back of a third to Corporate Express at Limerick and in a moderate contest the Hourigan horse can break his duck.

Racing opens with a claimer where the enigmatic Prominent Feature gets another chance to put his head in front. However, at these weights it's hard to ignore the filly Sauterelle who ran second to Henry Afrika at Gowran and boasts a 77 rating here.

Peruge is 6lb higher for a length and a half defeat of Rampart at Tramore but looks to hold a winning shout in the handicap hurdle and Galway Breeze is a clear figures choice for the Beginners' Chase.