A Wallis Category One Treble is less than 3/1 ahead of the semis this weekend
Three Category One events reach their semi-final stage on Saturday and Sunday, with a Mark Wallis runner heading the ante-post market for each. The three combined pay a top price of 2.84/1.
A Mark Wallis clean sweep is less than 3/1
It has been an exceptional year for the MWD Partnership and Mark Wallis, even by their already incredibly high standards. Ahead of the semi-finals of three Category One competitions this weekend, they have the ante-post favourite (as they did ahead of the first round), with the treble a top price 2.84/1 with Paddy Power and Skybet!
George Curtis and Ballyregan Bob Memorial
The stayers will kick things off this weekend, with Mongys Wild quickest from the opening round. He had a length and three-quarters to spare over Deadly Disco on that occasion, with the pair drawing separate semis on Saturday night. The latter has a peach of a draw on paper outside of five railers, though two of those railers are ahead of him on the outright prices.
2/5 Mongys Wild
8/1 Droopys Flotilla
10/1 Buddys Bullet
14/1 Deadly Disco
18/1 Garfiney Blaze
25/1 Ballymac Nova
28/1 Bubbly Babs
40/1 Droopys Mikado
50/1 Cartoonist
80/1 Underground Fizz
125/1 Coffee Time Guys, Rules For Some
Coral Olympic
The opening semi-final is the one where most people will be concentrating, with both the top two in the outright market competing for the two spots on offer in the final. The Wallis camp managed to get six through to the semis, though they have been drawn three in each of the first two so those in semi-final three will have some reprieve away from the champion trainer.
8/11 Proper Heiress
6/1 Chelms Bear
12/1 Antigua Kestrel, Kilmore Dancer
20/1 Silverhill Adam, Underground Arlo
22/1 Moving Force
25/1 Droopys Bookem, Gary The Arb
33/1 Rackethall Brute, Raebella Bullet
40/1 Missile One, Table Toppers
50/1 Newinn Deejay
80/1 Clona Kody, Cmon The Brom
100/1 Ower Cracker
125/1 Soul Choice
bet365 Challenge Cup
On Sunday, it is Oxford's turn to take centre stage with their semis of the Challenge Cup. Vhagar has been in dominant form around the Sandy Lane venue in recent weeks, comfortably the quickest from the heats. She clashes with Romeo Empire in the first of the two semis. Produce Stakes winner Eagles Respect heads the field in the second semi for Angie Kibble, with a pair of Wallis runners to take on.
4/6 Vhagar
7/2 Eagles Respect
5/1 Romeo Empire
20/1 Gagas Merry
33/1 Newinn Cloud
40/1 Crafty Prospero, Droopys Invent
50/1 Ballymac Madgie
66/1 Bombay Nutty, Resonate, Salthill Sydney
80/1 Malcolm Bosh
