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Drillmaster has rattled off a hat-trick of all-weather wins and bids to continue the run when switched to turf for the George Fitzmaurice Handicap at Listowel on Sunday.
Fast ground suits the grey colt but he has to defy a new mark of 73. Another Dundalk winner, Suvenna looks the danger in her first handicap. Room To Roam had a pleasing introduction when keeping on for third at Dundalk behind Ready To Roc, so has good prospects in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden.
That Dundalk form has been franked by runner-up King Electric, who came out and won in the Curragh.
Paul Deegan 's Live Twice has had two runs when fourth at the Curragh and third in Dundalk.
Those performances give her every chance of collecting in the www.listowelraces.ie Median Auction Maiden. Just Joan showed marked improvement on her second run when chasing home Planchart at Naas.
Connections should be optimistic, but there are plenty of unexposed types lurking in the Croom House Stud EBF Fillies Maiden.
Mick Halford 's Housemaid should have more to offer after being placed in Cork. Toccata Blue looks solid in the Follow Listowel Races On Facebook Handicap. He has been placed in four of his last five outings and opportunity could knock here.
Among the opposition is last year's hero Hurricane Twister Lightening Stricks stayed on well to serve up a 33-1 shock in Killarney and, if in the same mood, could strike in the St. John's Literary Centre Handicap. Niall McCullagh is in the plate again.
After Wakea delivered in Down Royal, his handler Karl Thornton talked of a potential trip to Royal Ascot. He would be hard to oppose in the Bryan MacMahon Race if that is to be realised.
