Progressive Toirneach favoured by conditions

By Pat Keane JIM BOLGER and Kevin Manning are fancied to continue what is rapidly developing into a terrific campaign by combining to land the Go Racing In Kildare Race with Toirneach at Naas tonight. The lightly-raced daughter of Thunder Gulch is progressive and very much favoured by the conditions of the contest. The selection has a minimum of 8lbs in hand of the opposition and, if running close to her best, should oblige. Toirneach arrives on the back of a decent effort at Navan last time. Held up in rear for much of the journey, she quickened nicely in the closing stages to beat hot-pot, Raydiya, an easy two lengths. Manning also has possibilities aboard in-form Jim Gorman's Redera in the Irish Stallion Farms' EBF Auction Maiden. Fourth behind the useful Blas Ceoil on his debut on this track, Redera showed improvement at... [read full story]