8:20 Roscommon Tips

Narrowly beaten runner-up at Tramore last time out and his recent improvement suggests he can finally get off the mark at the fifteenth attempt.

4th at Down Royal last time. If able to improve slightly on that run, should be bang there in this race today.

Pilar of Hope can get another win here following up a success at the Curragh and a close 5th at Galway. Has been running well and looks to be the form pick here.

Paul Flynn has some fancied ones here tonight and I think you could add MS MESSI to that despite the penalty, Flynn’s daughter Ciara rode this filly to win in a ladies race at Tip LTO , it went off a whopping price that caught them offside, Flynn said the new trip (today’s trip) coupled with the faster surface probably brought about the sudden improvement.. while the ground isn’t as quick here today it’s still good nonetheless with drying conditions set to continue… she’s only 4 so there probably a bit more improvement still to come , the bookie of DBMc Monagle suggests they mean business and I think it might be worth staying onside with this filly while she’s in a rich vein of form..

Breathe Again is a 12-race maiden but could make it 13th time lucky tonight, on just her second start over this trip. This filly looks bred to stay, but last time out was her first try over 12f. She has been placed a couple of times over shorter. In her latest run, she ran a good 3rd at Ffos Las over 12f, and the front two from that race have both run well since in higher-grade races.

Maybe just an experiment, but Si Senor looks overpriced in the context of this race. Fell asleep the last day in the stalls and has never gone this far... ish. Sneak a place?

Kool One, at odds of 11.00, offers great each way value. He has previously won over this distance and a recent run should have him primed to perform well and land a place.

Won here from this mark in May with the form boosted by the 3rd, Ragmans Corner, since. Has a good draw and surely looks to be great each-way value.

Going to add this one at 33-1 who is a bad starter, but has been even worse since in Ireland. Is up in trip today which should help to get back in the race if bad starts continue and if this race has a slow pace, has the speed to blow these away in the last furlong or two.

TOMAHAWK KING has some worthwhile back-form when rated much higher. He has a poor draw , but is often slow away and he can drop in early. He Is third-up for this spell very well handicapped having shown a shade more last time and he stays this far. Maybe the cheek pieces can help revive.