Top tipster Ross Millar shares his four best bets on a thrilling day of action at Fairyhouse, with every race live on Racing TV.
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2.40 Fairyhouse: Proactif
Keep The Faith In Proactif
Was sent of favourite for last month's Triumph Hurdle, but seemingly underperformed when finishing ninth, beaten 13 lengths.
He’d previously beaten the Triumph winner Apolon De Charnie by six lengths on his hurdle debut at Auteuil, so there’s every reason to think he’s better than he showed at Cheltenham.
He made a striking impression winning at this track with a degree of ease on his Irish debut and can prove that Cheltenham run to be a blip.
3.15 Fairyhouse: Kovanis
"I Think He Will Go Well At A Decent Price"
A son of the highly-regarded young French sire Tunis, he found himself out of his depth on his latest start when trailing home a distant ninth in the Grade One Ballymore Novices' Hurdle at Naas.
Prior to that he shaped well when third in a Grade Two, finishing just four lengths behind the runner-up Thedeviluno who is now rated 143.
That piece of form, along with his Clonmel Maiden win, where he defeated the 120-rated I Am Lorenzo by a cosy fiv -lengths while giving him 8lb suggests Gordon Elliott’s runner is better than this mark of 129. The ground, trip and track all look ideal too.
3.50 Fairyhouse: Kawaboomga
Lightly-Raced McManus Runner Can Win This Grade Two
5.00 Fairyhouse: Soldier In Milan
Ross Millar's Irish Grand National Tip
A wide-margin winner on his point-point debut for Cormac Doyle, Soldier In Milan has enjoyed the type of inventive career plan that is often the modus operandi of his trainer/owner partnership.
Following a sole bumper win, in which he defeated Grade One Turners Novices' Hurdle winner King Rasko Grey, he bypassed hurdles and commenced immediately on a chasing career.
His first two efforts were moderate at best, but he showed significant improvement when stepped up in trip to three miles at Punchestown in February, staying on strongly in the closing stages to beat Kiss Will by a couple of lengths.
His latest effort, when a beaten favourite last time out over 2m5f at Thurles is best disregarded given the bizarre choice of hold-up tactics. Stamina is clearly his forte and he looks fairly handicapped for shrewd connections.
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