Johnny Ward's Irish Angle: My best bets at Naas and Bellewstown

After a frustrating couple of days last weekend, I am hoping for better on a busy weekend of Irish racing, all live on Racing TV.

It is worth bearing in mind the forecast rain into Saturday afternoon in Ireland, although it is questionable how much it will matter after a hot week by Irish standards.

Check out this week's On The Wire video podcast (below) for Cathal Byrnes' appraisal of his runners over the two days, as well as more top tips for this weekend's Irish racing action. Be lucky.

Easily was pretty much the last horse off the bridle taking on the males at Fairyhouse last time out.

She did not wilt for pressure, but stepping back two furlongs looks sure to suit.

That fact she has progressed with each run, is by Galileo and out of a fourth in the Irish Oaks suggests she should be capable of better and is probably well-in off a rating of 69.

This horse was trained last year by Tom Coyle, who has had one winner from 51 runners on the Flat.

She then joined Chris Timmmons, who unveiled his first three runners as a trainer at Ballinrobe on June 21, with this one notably the shortest of the three in the betting at 9-1.

It was a very interesting run, too. Having met traffic out of the stalls, she ended up racing wide throughout and was last turning in before staying on nicely, plus still looked green.

Racing wide in rear at Ballinrobe is a huge hinderance, but Naas will give her much more time and this doesn't look the strongest contest.

She makes lots of appeal under Ronan Whelan.

This son of Nathaniel absolutely bolted up on the all-weather off a rating of 84 in November and has since looked potentially well ahead of the handicapper over jumps, but on both occasions he tried to take advantage, the ground was too soft.

Presuming it's good or better he should take a lot of beating here and he didn't shape at all badly at Punchestown, up until the turn for home.

I have a shocking record with Scorpion-bred horses, who tend to win when I lay them, and don't when I back them.

In defence of this mare, she looks straightforward, has not been with this excellent trainer long and ran a blinder last time out. This conteset isn't any stronger on paper and she looks worth siding with.