Irish racing tips: Johnny's Ward picks for Cork

By Johnny Ward
Last Updated: Sat 6 Jan 2024
More extreme weather and further cancellations in Britain, but thankfully all is good at Cork on Saturday, and Naas will be something to savour on Sunday, with the Grade One Lawlor's Of Naas Novice Hurdle taking centre stage, live on Racing TV.
We have a nice (and badly needed!) dry weekend in Ireland. Here are two who really ought to be winning, and the double would work out at decent odds. 
Be lucky, and please remember to gamble responsibly.

12.12 Cork: D Art D Art

Tom Cooper is having a quiet season, but four of his past five runners (none of them favourite) have finished in the money. 
D Art D Art was bizarrely weak in the market at Naas last time out, and Cooper told Racing TV pre-racing that the horse's run in the Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival was all false as he came back with an excuse. 
He should do better ridden prominently here, and should be winning this on testing ground, in my opinion, as it doesn't look the strongest race.

2.32 Cork: Aghmorough Bridge 

This Doyen mare was sent off at 50-1 when successful at Limerick last week, but won well, and is capable of following up again here.
Being out of Burnt Oil Babe, a superb jumper of a fence, and the fact she ran 18 times between the flags, means she's surely going to do better chasing. 
This is a weak contest and she makes plenty of appeal.
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