The Sunday feature from both Cork and Fairyhouse is the £25,000 Pierse Munster National which has Anabatic saddled with topweight now that Michael Hourigan has settled on the Nicholson Champion Chase at Down Royal for Dorans Pride.
Anabatic has 12st but maybe the winner is lurking towards the bottom of the scales. Kaselectric is on 10st, just 1lb wrong, and in his current form that makes him worth looking at.
Runner-up to Nicholls Cross at Listowel last time out, Kaselectric had the run boosted by Nicholls Cross' win at Gowran on Thursday.
Prior to Listowel Kaselectric had beaten Three Rivers at Ballinrobe and that horse can be fancied strongly for the following novices chase.
Of the opposition the course winner Padre Mio is sure to figure again and it will be interesting to see how Foxchapel King fares on his seasonal debut. However a fit Kaselectric off a low weight could be the value.
Three Rivers warrants the nap now that he reverts to novice company over fences. A very easy winner at Tralee, Three Rivers found the transition to handicap company at Ballinrobe too much and he didn't figure behind Half Barrel over hurdles at Listowel.
Anjilore ran well to the straight behind Lodge Hill at Gowran on Thursday and is worth looking at in the Cork opener and Innovative Step ran well enough behind Market Legacy at Listowel to suggest a chance in the handicap hurdle.
The most valuable race at Fairyhouse is the Lee Handicap but most interest is likely to centre on the chasing debut of the Galway Hurdle winner Quinze. A merely adequate jumping performance today should see him win. Sarissa ran a fine race behind Plurabelle at Gowran on Wednesday and with the step up in trip for the Auction Maiden will be hard to beat while Grimshaw, a well backed seven to one shot fell at the second last in a Dundalk handicap last time and can gain compensation in the Corrib Handicap Hurdle.
The drop back to nine furlongs will suit Welsh Wind in the feature and he may be worth a small interest ahead of Marching Orders and Seefinn.
