Irish racing tips for Saturday: Johnny Ward's best bets
By Johnny Ward
Last Updated: Tue 5 Dec 2023
Irish racing expert Johnny Ward marks your card for the action at Down Royal and Gowran Park on Saturday, live on Racing TV.
On The Wire: Paul Townend was a special guest on this week's show, and the leading rider discussed his key mounts on Saturday plus shared the inside track on some of Willie Mullins' leading lights! The team also shared their best bets for the weekend
How telling is it that the on-fire Gordon Elliott attacks one of his favourite fixtures at Down Royal on Saturday with 14 runners, while Willie Mullins has none at all.
Mullins has four runners closer to home at Gowran Park, where his main rival has double that figure.
It's a big day of Jumps action on Saturday on proper National Hunt ground, and Racing TV is the only place to catch it all. Enjoy!
Johnny Ward
Finished: 2ndSP: 3/1
Gerri Colombe is probably priced more on potential, rather than achievement here.
Envoi Allen is very hard to get right and he floundered a bit at Gowran Park on his return, but the ground was terrible then, and either his performance in this race last year, or his subsequent victory in the Ryanair at the Cheltenham Festival, may well be enough to score here.
Johnny Ward
Finished: 2ndSP: 11/2
Ile Atlantique should take a lot of beating here, but this rival is no mug.
A beautiful, big horse, he shaped really well after a long layoff at Limerick in October.
He won his bumper on similar ground, has no penalty, and Rob James takes off seven pounds.
Johnny Ward
Finished: 1stSP: 10/1
Willie Murphy is more than capable trainer, and this Stowaway gelding produced an excellent performance when stepped up in trip at Fairyhouse last time out, beating all bar the in-form Nobody Home.
He has plenty of potential in races like this, and is the one to side with here.
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