Life Support hard to resists

ACTION on the domestic front returns to Tipperary this evening following a two day break from the busy summer campaign

ACTION on the domestic front returns to Tipperary this evening following a two day break from the busy summer campaign. Supporters of National Hunt racing have good reason to be disappointed with just the ITBA Breeders Supporting Tipperary Novice Hurdle on offer, but the Noel Meade trained Life Support looks the solution for the jumping faithful.

Paul Carberry takes the mount and, if reproducing her facile Galway success over Kaldan Khan last month, she will take all the beating.

America's Cup, formerly trained by Charles O'Brien for his father Vincent and now with Dermot Weld, can score for the new connections in the featured seven furlong Andersen Race. The Fairy King gelding lost his maiden tag at the Curragh early last season, before winning a conditions event at Leopardstown in October, and a change of scenery can inspire the four year old to recapture last year's form.

Kevin Prendergast, who recorded a treble on Monday evening at Roscommon, can continue his winning surge in the opener with the Hamdan Al Maktoum owned Green Desert filly, Nidaa.

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Snoozeandyoulose incurs a 5lb penalty for her runaway win at Roscommon on Sunday but prolific scorer Calisar, who shoulders top weight, has the able assistance of 10 time champion Mick Kinane in the plate and may have the edge in the EBF Handicap.