Johnny Ward's Irish Angle: Dee can repeat feat at Cork on Saturday

I am hoping that Bolshoi Ballet, my long-term Cazoo Derby fancy, can enhance his claims at Leopardstown on Sunday.

It's a really busy weekend for Irish punters, with any amount of horses to choose from, and the likelihood of nice ground at all venues.

My picks Saturday are a mixture of the obvious and, perhaps, the less obvious. Be lucky.

Chocquinto was eye-catching when well-backed two runs back over Tipperary's straight five after missing the break. She was better out of the gates on Sunday at Sligo, but had a wide trip and failed to get home over six.

She will be a decent price here and, if she can bounce back to her Curragh maiden winning form, she's a winner waiting to happen. This track will likely suit as she will need some time to get going.

Manitopark Aa looks a vulnerable favourite here and Mouse Morris' charge appeals against her. On her debut effort at Limerick she finished a flattered runner-up, but she was ridden to learn from the experience and she seemed very raw. She has the pedigree and the profile of an improver, which is not really the case for the probable jolly.

Ask Dee's SP of 80s at Kilbeggan was no great surprise and those who took the long odds probably expected to lose their dough for much of the race, as she refused to settle despite the application of a hood, lacking cover in rear, until rider Jack Wildman decided that the lesser of two evils was to just send her to the front, not long after the field passed half way.

The rider opined that the mare settled much better in front; in any event, she bolted up, denying a massive gamble on the runner-up. None of her rivals here makes any real appeal and Paul Flynn may have found the key to her.